A magnet bouncing on a trampoline is way more interesting than it sounds
Magnets. How do they work? The good folks over at the YouTube channel Magnetic Games know exactly how, and they do all kinds of neat …
Articles by Mike Wehner
Harvard astronomer doesn’t care what you think about his alien ship theory
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has had a busy start to 2019. After publishing a paper last year that suggested an alien ship recently flew around …
Watch this massive Jupiter storm swirl forever
Jupiter, the mighty “king” of planets, is one of the most interesting objects in our Solar System, and not just because it’s really really big. …
NASA’s InSight robot had to install a protective shield because Mars is windy
It’s now been over two months since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars. The landing went as smoothly as anyone could have hoped, and …
SpaceX just fired its new Starship engine and it sure was neat
SpaceX has a big year ahead of it as it continues to fulfill rocket launch contracts for clients eager to send stuff into space, but …
Climate change is actually changing the color of the ocean
Climate scientists have long since warned that human activity and pollution is rapidly warming the Earth, and it’s a consensus that we’re at or near …
Scientists may have found a way to cure type 1 diabetes with stem cells
Stem cell research may be controversial but it’s showing incredible promise in treating a number of long-incurable diseases. The latest target for scientists working with …
Personal ‘flying sports car’ made its maiden flight and didn’t crash
Half a century ago, futurists predicted that personal aircraft would be the norm by the year 2000 or shortly thereafter. Well, it’s 2019 and the …
China deploys new rocket-launching robotic ship, but it’s not built for war
When one of the world’s superpowers deploys a robotic ship capable of launching rockets it’s safe to assume that it’s going to raise plenty of …
DNA testing kit company has been handing over genetic data to the FBI
At-home DNA testing kits were once little more than a fun distraction that might reveal something about your family history that had been long forgotten. …
Israel is about to launch the first privately-funded mission to the Moon
Getting to the Moon takes an incredible amount of technical know-how, engineering excellence, and of course money. That’s why embarking on a lunar landing mission …
Researchers invent 3D ‘replicator’ that builds objects using liquid and light
We’ve all seen what modern 3D printing technology is capable of, but it still has some serious limitations. Many times, 3D printed objects come out …
This heart-shaped meteorite will be auctioned off just in time for Valentine’s Day
As far as space relics go, meteorites are highly prized by collectors and scientists alike. The charred, twisted remnants of space rock can teach us …
Hubble just spotted a never-before-seen galaxy hiding in plain sight
There’s no shortage of interesting things to see in our own galaxy, but astronomers love finding new galactic neighbors as well. Observing other galaxies can …
Here’s what the polar vortex looks like from NASA’s heat-mapping satellite
You don’t have to live in the U.S. Midwest to have heard about the polar vortex, but if you do you’ve no doubt felt its …
China says it’s even colder on the Moon than we thought
China’s Chang’e 4 mission has been a rousing success for the country’s space agency, and it’s already celebrated a number of “firsts,” including being the …
Scientists built a robot that taught itself what it is
AI researchers who develop machine learning algorithms have demonstrated that telling a machine to teach itself how to do a certain task is a pretty …
Surprise! A bunch of kids who weren’t vaccinated now have the measles
The anti-vaccination movement — where tragically misguided parents are led to believe that vaccines against childhood illnesses are responsible for conditions like autism — is …
SpaceX just can’t catch its rocket nosecones, no matter how hard it tries
While you’re watching SpaceX send rockets into space over and over again, it can be easy to forget that the company is really still just …
Scientists create the deepest space image ever by mining Hubble images for new light
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced some of the most stunning glimpses of distant objects mankind has ever laid eyes on, but one particular image …
Tyson just recalled 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because there’s rubber in them
It was just last week that the USDA announced a massive recall of nearly 70,000 pounds of chicken nuggets due to foreign matter contamination. The …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just reached a major milestone
NASA had a big year in 2018 with several bold new missions to study various features of our Solar System, and one of the most …
NASA offers best look yet at surface of space rock Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has already had quite an eventful year. After initially arriving at the space rock known as Bennu in early December, the …
U.S. professor knew about Chinese scientist’s gene-edited babies months before the rest of us
It’s now been a few months since Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed that he had genetically edited human embryos and implanted them into mothers, resulting …
Tourists post video holding octopus that could kill them in an instant
When you’re vacationing in a place like Australia it’s normal to want to show folks back home all the neat things you come across. However, …
Space travel could give astronauts cancer while weakening their immune systems
There are countless hurdles preventing mankind from openly exploring the Solar System with manned missions. The challenges that are often talked about the most relate …
Young boy found after being lost for days in the woods says he made friends with a bear
Kids say the darndest things, and a young boy who was lost for three days in a heavily wooded area of North Carolina is spinning …
Curiosity snaps a selfie before heading off to new adventures
NASA may be on the edge of its seat as it waits to see if its aging Opportunity rover will wake back up from its …
‘Bug bombs’ make life worse for you, not roaches
Discovering your home or apartment has a roach problem may be enough to make you want to take some seriously drastic measures. Nobody likes seeing …
The world’s loneliest duck has been murdered
For about a year, the tiny Pacific island of Niue had a mallard duck population of exactly one. Trevor, a friendly duck that showed up …
