SpaceNews

Rocket Lab wraps up record launch year

An Electron lifts off Dec. 21 carrying a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 ...
SpaceNews

Rocket Lab launches Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. Eastern to test a new small-satellite architecture ...
Space.com

Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' passes final test ahead of 1st reusable Neutron rocket launch

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rocket Lab is getting ready to take a bigger bite out of the space launch market. The company ...
Psychology Today

Lab Beagles: What Science and All of Us Owe To Research Dogs

This post is in response to A Heartwarming Tale of Hope for Lucky Rescued Lab Dogs By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Source: Diogo Miranda/Pexels. Beagles are very popular companion dogs and also very popular ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn’s success, and NASA science

The company that pioneered small launch has had a big year. Rocket Lab broke its annual launch record with the Electron booster—17 successful missions this year, and counting—and is close to bringing ...
The New York Times

You’re a Computer Science Major. Don’t Panic.

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...
Live Science

Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?

Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily ...
Inc

Science Says the ‘Military Sleep Method’ Really Works, but There’s a Catch

At the time, I shared the advice based on the recommendation of a performance coach and several sleep-deprived individuals who had given it a try. I’m happy to report science has now confirmed the ...
NBC News

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 550 workers

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Monday that it will cut around 550 jobs — around 10% of its staff. In a statement posted online, the lab’s director, Dave Gallagher, said the layoffs are ...
IFLScience

Isaac Newton's "Apocalypse Calculations" Predicted A World-Changing Event In 2060

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
News Medical

New computer-driven method helps understand how membrane proteins work at the atomic level

Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the cell, transmitting signals, speeding up reactions and helping neighboring ...