Saving The ISS By Transforming It Into A Fantastical Floating Museum
The International Space Station - a blazing symbol of humanity’s destiny to move out across the cosmos - must be saved from ...
Why A Soviet-Era Oil Rig City Is Floating On Earth's Largest Lake
At its peak, this floating city housed more than 5,000 inhabitants and produced millions of tonnes of oil. Today, fewer than 3,000 workers remain, working 15-day rotations amid an environment slowly ...
Fact Check: Yes, Photo Shows Astronaut Performing 1st Untethered Spacewalk
A photograph shared online in October 2024 authentically showed an astronaut performing the first untethered spacewalk.
Spot a 'lonely' Earth and Moon in vast expanse of space captured by asteroid probe
Do you want to know how lonely our planet actually is? Just check out the latest images taken by the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft. As it flew towards an asteroid, the probe captured photos ...
Space on MSN2d
How comet Hale-Bopp can reveal the origins of life on Earth — and maybe beyond
Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...
4 Key Facts: How the Montreal Protocol Saved Earth’s Ozone Layer—and Millions of Lives
Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol remains a groundbreaking environmental agreement, credited with saving millions ...
Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened
Mexico City's chinampas, artificial islands first built by the Aztecs hundreds of years ago, are under threat from ...
The Conversation on MSN2d
Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.
Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles ... They reflect incoming ...
US astronaut Matthew Dominick shares fun ketchup stunt from space while floating; video goes viral
Astronaut Matthew Dominick shares amusing content from the ISS, showcasing a viral video of him drinking ketchup directly ...
This chilly place on the Earth allows you to snorkel between two tectonic plates
Scuba diving at Iceland’s Silfra Fissure offers adventurers a chance to explore a submerged canyon between the Eurasian and ...
The Independent on MSN6d
Mexico City’s floating gardens were built by the Aztecs – now they are under threat
The chinampas are among the significant features that led Mexico City’s historic centre to become a heritage site ...