Bill Nye’s LightSail Deploys Its Sails

After surviving two communication failures that left it temporarily incapacitated in space, Bill Nye’s interplanetary LightSail project has finally deployed its solar sails. The spacecraft was launched into orbit last month to test a method of space travel that relies on streams of the sun’s photons to propel its four mylar sails. Just recently, those sails were successfully locked into place, marking a major milestone …

Muzoon Almellehan aka the Malala of Syria

16-year-old Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan is being hailed as “the Malala of Za’atari” for her relentless campaign for young women to stay in school instead of opting for early marriage. Shortly after arriving in a Jordanian refugee camp and enrolling in classes in 2013, Almellehan began to notice families pushing their daughters to drop out of school and marry early as a misguided step toward …

How to Buy Happiness

In 2003, psychologists Tom Gilovich and Leaf Van Boven revealed that spending money on ephemeral experiences actually provided more happiness than long-lasting material products. Since then, researchers have been putting this theory to the test, finding specific reasons as to why it’s true. So far, seven key reasons have been identified. From “positive re-interpretation” to our tendency to become bored of new things, Fast Company …