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Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed over oxygen relief valve concern   UPI - 16 hours ago

Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch scrubbed due to loud buzzing valve - By - Ben Turner - published - 7 May 24 - The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner space capsule was canceled on Monday (May 6) due to a loudly buzzing valve on the Atlas V rocket carrying it. The delay is yet another headache for Boeing in its attempt to get its Starliner capsule up and running.   Live Science - 17 hours ago

Boeing's Starliner Is Almost Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space   Wired News - 19 hours ago

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner strikes again: Launch to the ISS is called off with less than two hours left in the countdown due to a rocket glitch   Daily Mail - 1 day ago

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Orangutan heals cut with medicinal plant -- Speed Read -- A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has been self-medicating to heal a wound on his cheek -- By Peter Weber, The Week US   The Week - 1 day ago

Scientists witnessed an orangutan treating his wounds with medicinal plants, showing human-like behavior   Business Insider - 4 days ago

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say   NPR - 4 days ago

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say   Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort   AP News - 20 hours ago

Now that's what I call death defying! Scientists suggest building a Wall of Death on the moon to help keep astronauts fit in low gravity   Daily Mail - 1 day ago

Scientists in South Africa are intensifying their research into jellyfish.   Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles   NPR - 4 days ago

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America loses interest in climate change -- Matthew Rozsa   Salon - 12 hours ago

Amid climate change warnings, Canadians lukewarm on electric vehicles   CTV News - 2 days ago

Fighting climate change demands degrowth -- Matthew Rozsa   Salon - 5 days ago

Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change   NBC News - 5 days ago

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Indian-Origin Astronaut Sunita Williams Set To Fly Into Space Again   NDTV - 2 days ago

China's hype video for its lunar base showed what looked like a NASA Space Shuttle lifting off, which it then realized and tried to fix   Business Insider - 2 days ago

What is NASA working on? -- In Depth -- A running list of the space agency's most exciting developments -- By Devika Rao, The Week US   The Week - 5 days ago

Sunita Williams' 3rd Mission to Space Called Off Hours Before Liftoff   Deccan Chronicle - 1 day ago

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NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why   NPR - 1 day ago

Liftoff! China launches a spacecraft to the far side of the moon as part of its ambitious goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030   Daily Mail - 5 days ago

China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US   Business Insider - 5 days ago

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon   AP News - 5 days ago

Boffins suggest astronauts should build a Wall of Death on the Moon -- Relax! It's for low-gravity exercise -- Science   Register UK - 5 days ago

Rare cosmic event may reveal Stonehenge's mysterious link to moon   Independent UK - 1 day ago

Earth's near miss with an asteroid that left 14-mile wide crater on Moon   Daily Express - 5 days ago

Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer's   New York Times - 1 day ago

Healthy Lifestyle Choices Slash Genetic Risk Of Early Death By 62%: Study   NDTV - 3 days ago

Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Finds   New York Times - 4 days ago

Polly wants a chatter! Pet parrots prefer live video calls with their friends over pre-recorded footage, study finds   Daily Mail - 6 days ago

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Epic NASA video takes you to the heart of a black hole - and destroys you in seconds - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 7 May 24 - What would it be like to fall past the event horizon of a black hole? A new NASA simulation provides a peek into the bizarre physics of spaghettification.   Live Science - 13 hours ago

What would happen if you fell into a black hole? NASA simulation imagines what it would be like to plunge beyond the point of no return - with terrifying results   Daily Mail - 21 hours ago

NASA hasn't landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years   Ars Technica - 4 days ago

Clock is ticking for NASA to fix bucket of issues before next Artemis mission -- Heat shield that looks like the surface of the Moon plus fiberglass doors on the launch platform on the list -- Science   Register UK - 4 days ago

Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!) -- When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very brief flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. Yet, Ingenuity would far surpass all expectations. -- May 5   CBS News - 20 hours ago

Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter -- When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a total of five very brief missions in the thin Martian atmosphere. But Ingenuity far surpassed all expectations, flying dozens of flights before suffering damage to its rotors in January. Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.   CBS News - 2 days ago

NASA says Artemis II report by its inspector general is unhelpful and redundant   Ars Technica - 5 days ago

What Happens When NASA Loses Eyes on Earth? We're About to Find Out.   New York Times - 5 days ago