Category: Art

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.” So what does that mean, and what are the...

All necks will be craned toward the heavens next year when NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket blasts the Artemis 2 mission toward the moon. Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon in September 2025, if all goes according to plan. It will be the first crewed effort beyond Earth orbit since the...

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Bob Yirka , Phys.org The largest set of interconnected pedigrees reconstructed in RK and the cemetery map highlighting the burial location of related...

ADRAS-J, a satellite operated by the Japanese company Astroscale, captured this up-close photo of its rendezvous target, the spent upper stage of a Japanese H-2A rocket, in Earth orbit. Astroscale released the image on April 26, 2024. (Image credit: Astroscale) Space junk just got an epic close-up. The ADRAS-J satellite, operated by the Japanese company...

The new Lego Art The Milky Way Galaxy and Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System sets are aimed at adult space and Lego fans. (Image credit: Lego/collectSPACE.com) Get ready space fans, Lego is about to launch two new sets that can take you from the moon to edge of the Milky Way. The toy...

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Hannah Bird , Phys.org Global random spatial age distribution (0–250 million years) of 34 lunar lobate scarps in this study. Credit: Credit: Earth...

Matevž Frangež, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Tourism, and Sport signs the Artemis Accords on behalf of Slovenia with NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian, Rebecca Bresnik, Associate General Counsel for International and Space Law, and Slovenian Ambassador to the United States Iztok Mirošič standing behind. (Image credit: U.S. State Department) NASA has...

The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle. (Image credit: Google) For Google today, the capital letter “G” represents far more than a “guh” sound, a measurement of gravitational force or a chill way to explain how many thousands of dollars someone has. That’s because it’s Earth Day , and in creative Google fashion, the company found...

If you’re tired of your home security cameras not providing quite enough protection, then a Slovenian startup could soon offer something a bit more violent. The new security camera is called PaintCam, and it’s essentially an AI-powered security camera that doubles as a paintball gun to help scare off would-be intruders – or just people...

Plumbian orthoclase gets its green hue from lead. Credit: Mindat.org Plumbian orthoclase is a bit of a mystery, but this unique Aussie mineral is part of a mining industry revolution. The mineral’s glowy green hue feels otherworldly. Although this Aussie kryptonite’s origin is terrestrial, it’s no less surprising. Plumbian orthoclase is incredibly rare, found exclusively...