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Melting Ski Resorts Have a Snow Machine Problem
The changing climate is warming the slopes, forcing resorts to turn to snow-generating beasts that take a heavy environmental toll.
Space Photos of the Week: What the Parker Solar Probe Will...
Images from Parker's predecessors show us what it'll see once it arrives at the Sun.
Physics Explains Why You Can’t Open a Plane Door in the...
A British Airways passenger caused chaos after trying to open the aircraft door during a flight, but air pressure and clever design...
How Rocket Wrecks the Ravagers With Physics
In *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*, our favorite furry antihero deals out cosmic justice—and some great material for video analysis.
Police Shootings May Be Causing Black Infants Long-Term...
By looking at data on millions of births, a researcher shows how violence against unarmed African American men might cause acute stress...
A SpaceX Beer Supply Run, Sketchy Baby Yoda Merch, and...
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
SpaceX Launched its Last Rocket of the Decade to the ISS
A SpaceX rocket, slated to launch Wednesday, is carrying experiments on beer brewing, muscle decay, and fire behavior to the International...
With Shovels and Drones, Volcano Hunters Probe Kilauea
New studies reveal inner workings of the massive 2018 Hawaiian flow—the “Super Bowl” of eruptions
No One Knows Why Rocks Are Exploding From Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spotted the asteroid spitting out rocks—more evidence that these alien worlds aren't so inert after all.
Watch SpaceX Launch its Last Rocket of the Decade to the...
A SpaceX rocket, slated to launch Wednesday, is carrying experiments on beer brewing, muscle decay, and fire behavior to the International...
