Icy moon Europa may glow in the dark, experiments suggest
By replicating conditions that may be present on the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's dozens of moons, scientists found that this icy orb might glow. Scientists at NASA’s Jet...
Trump administration rushed to claim Pfizer’s vaccine win. But that’s not exactly true.
The world got a bit of fantastic news on Monday: Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine looks incredibly promising. The massive pharmaceutical company and its partner, BioNTech, announced its vaccine was 90 percent...
Moon exporation startup ispace opens new U.S. office and hires SpaceX alum to lead development of next lander – TechCrunch
Japanese startup ispace, which is developing lander technology to support exploration of the Moon, is opening an office in Denver, the company announced today. The Colorado location was chosen because...
This DIY STEM electronics kit is the kids’ gift that keeps on giving
Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Create over 50 STEM projects. Image:...
Alphabet’s X details Project Amber, a quest for a single biomarker for depression that fell short of its goal – TechCrunch
Alphabet’s X (the Google-owner’s so-called ‘Moonshot Factory’) published a new blog post today about Project Amber, a project it’s been working on over the past three years – the results...
MIT develops a battery-free method for navigating underwater that could transform ocean exploration – TechCrunch
MIT has developed a new navigation system designed for use underwater that could do for underwater wayfinding what GPS has done for travel on and above the surface. GPS doesn’t...
Scientists film the elusive ram’s horn squid in the deep sea
For likely the first time, biologists captured a wild, elusive ram’s horn squid, or Spirula spirula, live on video. The deep ocean — particularly the twilight zone, a dark realm...
Watch a NASA spacecraft approach and touch down on asteroid Bennu
Touchdown. Earlier in October, NASA successfully collected rocky samples from asteroid Bennu, a relatively small, well-preserved space rock some 200 million miles from Earth. On Friday, NASA released footage of...
Cough-scrutinizing AI shows major promise as an early warning system for COVID-19 – TechCrunch
Asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is a huge contributor to the pandemic, but of course if there are no symptoms, how can anyone tell they should isolate or get a test?...
COVID-19 patients are developing ‘brain fog.’ But what does that mean?
Christina Sutton was diagnosed with COVID-19 in July. Although she tested positive for the virus, she had very few symptoms. But even after those went away, Sutton still experienced concentration...