If you were worried that the Rivian R2 would seriously compromise driving distance due to its smaller size and price, you can relax. Rivian Forums members have discovered that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially estimated the R2 Performance Launch Package model’s range at 335 miles, or slightly ahead of the preliminary 330-mile…
As Artemis II astronauts travelled behind the Moon, they lost contact with Earth for about 40 minutes. The communications blackout had been expected as the spacecraft signals were blocked by the Moon. Nasa says the crew flew to the furthest point from Earth during the blackout at 252,756 miles (406,771km). Once contact was regained, astronaut…
The Artemis II mission crew is laying eyes on parts of the moon that have never been seen in full by humans. Most recently, the four astronauts aboard Artemis II caught sight of the Orientale basin, a feature often described as a lunar equivalent of the Grand Canyon. According to posts on NASA’s various social…
An assemblage of more than 700 Ediacaran fossils from the end of the Ediacaran period indicates that key animal groups — including early relatives of vertebrates — were already diversifying millions of years earlier than long believed. Reconstruction of the Jiangchuan Biota. Image credit: Xiaodong Wang. The burst of animal diversification spanning the transition from…
April 6, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II moon mission reaches greatest distance from Earth The space exploration milestone came during a 40-minute period during which the Artemis II astronauts were unable to communicate with Earth By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron The Artemis II Orion capsule, the…
Nutella is capitalizing on what internet users are calling the greatest free advertising moment in history. A tub of the beloved chocolate-hazelnut spread has achieved liftoff — not just into space, but straight into viral fame. The scene unfolded aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission, where a tub of Nutella casually floated out of the spacecraft’s…
A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025. Andrew Dowd, a Ventura county fire department spokesperson, said paramedics responded to a call on Sunday for a man who had been bitten by a…
1. Breaking a 46-year-old record The four astronauts broke the distance record set by the 1970 Apollo 13 mission when they reached the journey’s furthest anticipated distance from Earth: 406,778km (252,760 miles). It’s expected that they broke the previous record by 6,606km. While the Artemis II crew travelled further from Earth than any human previously,…
Spiders are among Earth’s most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on the ground at night. Almost all spiders use venom when they hunt. But each spider’s venom is a cocktail of ingredients as varied as their hunting behavior. Some venom ingredients can harm…
Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detect—nearly as well as adults—when someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, “Children’s and adults’ detection of social biases,” published in Child Development, demonstrates children’s emerging capacity to recognize and reason about social bias. Source: Read Full Article
