Water, as ever, has been fundamental to a number of new scientific developments over recent times. Scientists recently discovered water is slowly leaking down towards the Earth’s core from the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Astronaut Terry Virts shows what it looks like when an effervescence, such as an Alka-Seltzer tablet, dissolves in water in outer space. This demonstration was ...

Scientists are just starting to understand the tardigrade. It can survive boiling water, outer space, and extreme radiation. Following is a transcript of the video. This funny looking little guy ...

Astronauts themselves are important sources of water in outer space. With the help of a special centrifuge, their urine is distilled, then processed to provide clean drinking water. A Rare Look at ...

Although it took forty years to produce 10,000 pieces of softball-sized space debris, that amount doubled over the next ten years, largely due to accidents and willful neglect. Most of the debris ...