Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is Harder
A battle royale called the SMART program has charged teams with a daunting first task: Identify construction sites on Earth using only data from orbiters. ..
A battle royale called the SMART program has charged teams with a daunting first task: Identify construction sites on Earth using only data from orbiters. ..
Zeng Yuqun is China’s most prolific battery billionaire. His ascent has major implications for a world increasingly reliant on electric vehicles. ..
Mars is littered with craters made by binary asteroids. These collisions are as intriguing as they are powerful. ..
From acoustic tweezers to holograms, engineers are taking inspiration from the field of optics—and riding the sound wave. ..
Observations of faraway worlds have forced a near-total rewrite of the story of our solar system. ..
Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems. ..
The national right to abortion pushed back the age of childbearing, increased college and workforce participation, and created economically stable families. ..
The tiny spacecraft is set to explore an orbit for a planned space station that will travel around the moon and serve as a staging point for future missions. ..
Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation. ..
In the pandemic’s early days, government-backed public health apps acquired millions of users—a ready-made audience developers are eager to tap. ..