In 1908, an unschooled Indiana widow began a 20-year fight to defend 120 acres of Lake Michigan dunes from a steel giant; 72 years later, 212 acres including part of her tract joined Indiana Dunes to remain open space forever
Carr remained determined to defend what she believed was hers (Photo: NPS) In the early 1900s, an Indiana widow spent more than two decades fighting to defend her claim to 120 acres along Lake Michigan. Drusilla Carr had lived on the land for decades…
Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope
CE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope NASA and Katalyst…
In 1998, Nasa sent a rose into space and discovered that microgravity could change its scent
A small rose plant spent nine days travelling around Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. It was not there simply as a botanical curiosity. The flower, ‘Overnight Scentsation’, had been selected for an experiment that asked a surprisingly…
Now a ‘Blank Space’: Taylor Swift songs vanish from Trump, White House posts
The political feud between Taylor Swift and Donald Trump stretches back years. Taylor Swift‘s music has disappeared from several social media videos posted by US President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House after her songs were…
In 1967, US satellites hunting secret nuclear tests detected a flash from deep space; the accidental signal became the first observed gamma-ray burst
Artist’s concept of a close-up naked-eye view of a GRB. Credit: NASA For more than half a century, gamma-ray bursts have remained one of the most puzzling events observed in space. These bursts are sudden flashes of gamma rays, a very high-energy form of…
UAE ramps up moon exploration: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center refuses to back down despite NASA U-turn on Lunar Gateway
UAE reiterates space ambitions after NASA lunar pivot Major shifts as global space race enters decisive new phase NASA It caused a ripple effect among international partners, including the United Arab Emirates. The decision to suspend the Lunar Gateway…
AIIMS, Indian Space Research Organization Ink Space Medicine Agreement
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indian Space Research Organization’s Manned Space Flight Center on Monday signed a collaboration agreement for space medicine, opening the door to research on how the human body behaves…
Space is becoming a crematorium for satellites, and Earth’s upper atmosphere is changing |
Space is becoming a crematorium for satellites and Earth’s atmosphere is changing (AI-generated image) A new phase of the space race is unfolding above Earth, but its effects may not stay there. Satellite launches have increased dramatically recently,…