Category: Science & Nature

NASA fired up the core stage of its massive new megarocket Saturday (Jan. 16) in a critical test that appeared to shut down early.

The small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab called off its first launch of 2021 from New Zealand Saturday (Jan. 16) due to some strange sensor readings ahead of liftoff.

For much of the U.S. we’re now into the coldest part of the winter season, and for those who may have recently received a telescope for a holiday gift, the biggest complaint usually is: “I’d love to spend time looking at the wintertime stars, but it’s so cold!”

Two separate studies found that wearable devices like the Apple Watch can predict a coronavirus infection up to seven days before the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. In the Mount Sinai study, the Apple Watch was used to measure heart rate variability, a parameter that can indicate the presence of an infection. Stanford researchers used the…

The rollout of the coronavirus vaccine continues to be a bit bumpy in the US, bogged down by everything from states having complex recipient tiers to follow, to supply limits. President-elect Joe Biden delivered remarks on Friday that laid out his plan to significantly improve the COVID vaccine rollout after next week, when he and…