Voyager 1 has little time left in interstellar space. An ambitious ‘Big Bang’ fix may change that

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...
Times Higher Education

Outreach programmes that lay STEM pathways and strengthen research skills

Help local schools build the foundations for future STEM students, address regional issues and hone your students’ research ...

Trees Emit Tiny Lightning Flashes During Storms and Scientists Finally Prove It

Researchers have captured the first real-world evidence of tiny electrical flashes glowing from treetops during thunderstorms ...
IFLScience

New 18 Hertz Sound Experiment May Explain Reports Of Hauntings In Old Buildings And Basements

In 1988, a group of scientists investigated their lab after several unusual incidents and found a sub-perceptual explanation. A new experiment added evidence that sounds we cannot hear may be to blame ...

UConn discharges 774,600 gallons of water a day into Long Island Sound. Here’s why.

Prior to a final decision on an application, DEEP considers written comments on the application from the public ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Keep the Voyager 1 Spacecraft on Its Interstellar Journey, NASA Turned Off One of Its Few Remaining Instruments

The probe launched almost 50 years ago and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. Shutting down one of its scientific ...

NASA’s 777 Flying Laboratory Touches Down At Langley

NASA’s largest research aircraft will take over from the agency’s iconic DC-8, with a first test campaign planned for 2027.
FLYING Magazine

Modified Boeing 777 Will Become NASA’s Largest Flying Science Lab

A heavily modified Boeing 777 -200ER formerly operated by Japan Air Lines will soon become NASA’s largest flying science ...

NASA turns off another Voyager 1 instrument in effort to conserve power and keep it running

NASA has made the difficult decision to shut off another instrument on Voyager 1. Here's what's next for the furthest manmade ...

NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers metal‑rich hotspot tied to ancient Martian lake

A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Voyager 1 now has 2 of 10 instruments left as power dwindles

On April 17, 2026, a command traveled more than 15 billion miles from a control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to ...