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NASA Astronauts Answer Student Questions: What They Really Ask
On August 27, 2025, NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman fielded real-time questions from New Jersey high schoolers 250 miles above Earth. The questions students chose — loneliness, fear, broken equipment — expose a genuine gap in public knowledge about what astronauts actually do in space.
White-Light Solar Flares: Why Science Still Can’t Explain Them
First recorded in 1859, white-light solar flares remain one of the Sun's deepest mysteries. An NJIT Ph.D. researcher, backed by a NASA FINESST award, is now working to solve why only certain flares penetrate deep enough to produce visible light.
Georgia 7th in EV Chargers, but Central Georgia Has Almost None
A new study ranks Georgia 7th in EV chargers nationwide, yet reveals that Central Georgia — including Macon and Warner Robins — has been largely bypassed by the buildout, creating a stark geographic divide in who can realistically own an electric vehicle.
X-Rays from the Galactic Center: Dead Stars That Still Shine
Dense dust clouds hide the galactic center from optical telescopes, but X-ray observatories reveal a graveyard of stellar corpses radiating more energetically in death than most stars ever do in life. University of Iowa undergraduate Meredith LeFevre explains what's powering that glow.
Cold War Space Race: Fear, Not Curiosity, Drove 1957–1969
The Cold War space race of 1957–1969 was driven not by scientific curiosity but by nuclear-era geopolitical fear—a high-altitude arms race choreographed by strategists as much as engineers. Here's the real history behind the myth.
Protein Naming Errors Are Corrupting Hundreds of Papers
A naming overlap between two proteins caused hundreds of scientists to order the wrong antibodies, silently corrupting published cancer and aging research. The case reveals a structural flaw peer review is not built to catch.Load More
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