NASA photos show huge Empire State Building-sized asteroid that buzzed past Earth
Early in February, an asteroid estimated to be at least 1,600 feet long breezed past Earth at roughly 1.1 million miles out. While it never …
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Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the dodo from extinction
You’ve probably heard of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to bring the woolly mammoth back to life, but now it’s betting on yet another extinct creature. The …
Scientists are baffled by this dark galaxy that emits no visible light
When you think of galaxies, you probably imagine bright and flowing images similar to the colorful ones we’ve seen in recent months from NASA and …
Astronomers spotted a long jet shooting out of a quasar 7.5 billion light-years away
The Event Horizon Telescope has given us some surprising views into our universe since 2009. Not only has it given us the first-ever image of …
Uranus is hiding secrets and astronomers really want to crack the case
It has been over 30 years since humanity last visited Uranus in any capacity. In fact, the last time that humanity paid a brief visit …
New study claims many centipedes see without sensing light at all
Most domains of life rely on light-sensing proteins or organisms to help them sense light. Even smaller single-celled microbes respond to light by relying on …
Scientists turned dead birds into terrifying zombie drones that really fly
The “birds aren’t real” conspiracy may have just found a new leg to stand on. According to new research, scientists have managed to take dead …
Researchers think alien civilizations might be creating black holes to store quantum data
A new paper has proposed an absolutely wild idea. What if aliens are creating black holes to use as quantum storage? It sounds crazy, but …
Scientists found signs of a ‘missing link’ black hole at our galaxy’s center
Scientists have discovered signs of a missing link black hole near the center of the Milky Way. This discovery marks the finding of the fifth …
Robot test shows ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought
A notoriously unstable glacier along the western coast of Antactica is melting faster than we previously thought. The Thwaites glacier, which is known by many …
Black holes may be the source of dark energy driving the universe’s expansion
The idea that dark energy is driving the expansion of the universe was first proposed in the late 1990s. However, no scientists have ever been …
NASA has turned to AI to help design better spacecraft parts
NASA is relying on AI to help create better spacecraft parts, the space agency has announced. The hardware is being designed by artificial intelligence, but …
James Webb captures most detailed view yet of Pandora’s Cluster
Astronomers have finally unveiled the latest deep field image captured by James Webb, offering the most detailed view of Pandora’s Cluster yet. The cluster, which …
New study claims we can’t stop the rapid global sea level rise due to warming
Rising sea levels have been a global concern for decades now, with many calling for a cut to greenhouse emissions and more. While some have …
Green comet and Mars were both captured in one stunning photo
Two astrophotographers have managed to capture stunning images of the rare green comet with Mars in the nightsky. The images, which show off the comet …
Hubble photos show mysterious ‘spokes’ on Saturn’s rings
Scientists continue to be baffled by a strange occurrence in Saturn’s rings. According to the space agency, spokes on Saturn’s rings have been a point …
Russia delays ISS rescue mission after discovery of a second coolant leak
Russia’s rescue mission to the ISS has been delayed. The Soyuz MS-23 was originally slated to launch in February, but Russia has officially announced a …
A massive asteroid will ‘just miss’ Earth in 2029, astronomers say
When scientists first discovered the asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2004, they also discovered it held a three percent chance of colliding with Earth in 2029. …
Photos show bright green lasers shooting across the night sky above Hawaii
Bright green lasers shooting down from the sky in Hawaii left many baffled and confused. The lasers were recorded by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, which …
A piece of the Sun broke off and was swallowed by a polar vortex
NASA scientists spotted a strange polar vortex near the Sun’s northern pole. The vortex appears to be part of a huge filament of solar plasma …
Multi-telescope image showcases the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe
Three telescopes, two of which belong to NASA, have brought their data together to create a spectacular image. The image, which was originally revealed back …
Falling asteroid lit up the sky above the English Channel this week
A falling asteroid over the English Channel gave skywatchers quite the show in the early morning hours of Monday, February 13. The asteroid hit Earth’s …
James Webb telescope found a galaxy like the Milky Way 9 billion years in the past
Astronomers have discovered what could very well be the Milky Way’s long-lost twin. The newly discovered galaxy is located 9 billion light-years from Earth and …
Astronomers discovered a rare star system ready to explode in a massive ‘kilonova’
Astronomers have discovered humanity’s first known example of a rare binary system doomed to end in a massive kilonova explosion. This type of cosmic phenomenon …
NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope reveals beautiful hidden light shows on our Sun
Our Sun is a terrifying and beautiful cosmic object, and while scientists are sure that the Sun will explode one day, destroying Earth along with …
12 new moons of Jupiter were discovered, bringing the total to 92 and beating Saturn
In 2019, Saturn pushed ahead of Jupiter as the planet with the most moons in our solar system. Now, however, Jupiter’s moon count has been …
Chinese scientists have successfully cloned ‘super cows’
Scientists in China have managed to clone three super cows that, once fully grown, will be able to produce 50 percent more milk than the …
Scientists just discovered a hidden layer of molten rock beneath the Earth
A group of scientists has discovered a hidden layer of molten rock under the Earth’s surface. The new layer is located around 100 miles beneath …
Scientists know how the world’s deadliest mushroom is spreading across the U.S.
The world’s deadliest mushroom has been spreading across the United States faster than expected. The “death cap” mushroom, which is more formally called Amanita phalloides, …
Wild plan says we should mine moon dust to create a ‘solar shield’ around Earth
As the climate crisis continues to worsen, scientists and researchers around the world have been looking for ways to curb the effects and mitigate the …
