Nature and Biodiversity
2019: A space odyssey that will take humankind further than ever before
The United States, India, China and others have a huge year planned for space exploration in an already packed cosmic calendar.
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Why NASA is offering $2.6 billion to companies who can get the US back to the moon
Almost half a century after the last moon landing, NASA is funding commercial lunar missions to uncover more of the moon's secrets.
Geographies in Depth
China's first space station is set to crash back down to earth
Tiangong-1 - or Heavenly Palace - was superseded in 2016.
Nature and Biodiversity
Here's what Earth might look like in 100 years — if we're lucky
This could be our world in a century if we succeed in curbing climate change.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Great Pyramid of Giza is hiding a huge, unexplored space — and scientists used cosmic rays to find it
Researchers spent two years studying the Great Pyramid of Giza using muons — high-speed particles created by cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere.
Nature and Biodiversity
There's a spot in the ocean where NASA crashes its defunct spaceships
Many nations de-orbit old spacecraft over the most remote place on Earth, called Point Nemo.
Education and Skills
Lego is selling a 'Women of NASA' set featuring 4 female scientists, engineers, and astronauts
Lego has announced that it is releasing a "Women of NASA" set.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This major health risk is stopping us travelling to Mars
Before humans can travel to Mars we need to assess one major health risk.
These are the countries with nuclear weapons
This map shows the best estimates of which countries have nuclear weapons and how many they have.
Jobs and the Future of Work
银河护卫队：NASA正在招聘“行星保护官”
美国政府科学家正在努力保护大众的安全。 一些科学家专门研究传染病及其治疗手段。其他科学家则致力于确保药品，食品，车辆以及其他消费品能够符合质量管理要求，不会伤害到任何人。 但NASA（美国宇航局总部）所关心的东西从字面上来理解就是外星世界，这也是其开设“行星保护官”职位的原因。 “行星保护官”的指责是什么？帮助捍卫地球免受外星生命污染，并确保地球不会污染其试图探索的...
Geographies in Depth
中国首次实现“具有深远意义的”远距离量子传输
今年7月，中国科学家宣布他们利用宇宙的一种“幽灵般的”性质，首次实现了地面与太空之间的远距离传送。
Fourth Industrial Revolution
China has pulled off a 'profound' feat of teleportation
A new Chinese experiment shows that quantum teleportation works between the ground and space.
Jobs and the Future of Work
NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer
NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer, who's responsible for protecting the Earth and other planets from contamination.
Nature and Biodiversity
5 charts that show the ecological footprint of America
These five data-driven charts, assembled by Business Insider, help illustrate the disproportionate ecological footprint Americans have on our planet.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Saving a world but losing a probe. The fate of NASA's Cassini
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is being destroyed to avoid accidentally crashing into and contaminating a nearby moon that may harbour alien life.