Scientists say Mars had salty, comfortable lakes
Of all the planets scientists have studied over the years, Mars is the one that we know the most about. We’ve sent orbiters, probes, and …
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Scientists invented an ‘anti-solar panel’ that generates power in the dark
Solar power technology shows promise in helping humanity wean itself off of power sources that are far more damaging to the planet. It’s already used …
US airports issue two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from Wuhan
China’s new coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, and the number of cases confirmed in other countries continues to rise as well. US citizens …
Watch as Earth loses all of its water in this new video
Earth is covered in water. It’s the big blue marble, and oceans dominate its surface… but what if they didn’t? What if Earth’s oceans were …
Construction workers uncovered 42 skeletons and nobody knows where they’re from
Construction workers in Buckingham, England got a disturbing surprise when they began clearing land for new residential development recently. The housing development includes 72 flats …
Coronavirus kills first patient outside China, just as a promising new treatment is found
The coronavirus outbreak seems unstoppable, as authorities haven’t yet been able to effectively contain the spread of the virus. More than 17,000 infections have been …
It’s pretty weird that smelling this particular flower can give your brain a boost
What if you could enhance your ability to learn and retain information with something as simple as a specific odor? Apparently, that’s a very real …
Fake ‘cures’ for coronavirus are spreading on Facebook
All around the world, health officials are scrambling to come up with solutions to the coronavirus. The outbreak popped up in China weeks ago, and …
NASA kills one of its most trusted satellites
With so many pieces of high-tech hardware at its disposal, it’s easy to forget that some of NASA’s most impressive machines are rapidly aging. The …
Scientists estimate nearly 100,000 people are infected with coronavirus
If you’ve been keeping a close eye on the progress of the coronavirus outbreak over the past month or so, one thing that probably gave …
Here’s what coronavirus looks like
Coronavirus is spreading, and it’s spreading relatively fast. What started as a handful of confirmed infections in fish market in Wuhan, China, has exploded into …
WHO declared coronavirus a global health emergency – here’s what that means
The World Health Organization (WHO) met for a second time to discuss the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) since the outbreak started, and this time around, the WHO …
Scientists gave robots the ability to sweat
Evolution has given humans a number of cool bodily functions to deal with certain circumstances. Sweating, for example, is a way for our bodies to …
There’s very little chance the James Webb Space Telescope will meet its deadline
The saga of the James Webb Space Telescope is a long and sad one. The high-powered space-gazing tool has been in development for decades and …
Coronavirus is now spreading from person to person in the United States
With confirmed cases of the Chinese coronavirus already popping up in the United States, it was really only a matter of time before one of …
The space junk problem just keeps getting worse
Skywatchers spent much of Wednesday watching the progress of two satellites which were rapidly approaching each other. A collision seemed unlikely earlier in the day, …
Life expectancy in the US is finally on the rise again
For several years in a row now, life expectancy in the United States has seen a small but steady decline. This unfortunate trend has been …
This is actually what the surface of the Sun looks like
The Sun rises and falls every day, giving us plenty of opportunities to see it. From Earth, we can’t really make out what it is …
Two satellites are about to make an incredibly close pass in Earth orbit
It’s easy to imagine the area around Earth being so incredibly large that there’s no way we could ever clog it with manmade debris. Unfortunately, …
Voyager 2 is acting strange, and it’s up to NASA to figure out why
It’s not often that a NASA mission is still up and running over four decades after launch, but the space agency’s Voyager twins are anything …
No, the coronavirus doesn’t have anything to do with beer
With all the news about the scary new coronavirus coming out of China, you’d have to be completely cut off from the daily news cycle …
United States military escorts hundreds of Americans from China as coronavirus fears spread
As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread across parts of China, foreigners traveling through the area are doing their best to get out. As was …
NASA and ESA want to see the Sun’s poles, but it won’t be easy
Over the course of human history, astronomers have spent a lot of time studying our nearest star. Telescopes on the ground can only see so …
Coronavirus has now been confirmed in people who haven’t been to China
It didn’t take long for the first cases of coronavirus in people who haven’t been to China to appear. Before you panic, however, that’s a …
The FDA just had to scold Purell for claiming it can prevent Ebola
With the bizarre and undeniably scary situation happening in China right now with the new coronavirus, you might be tempted to reach for your nearest …
Americans stuck in Wuhan, China are looking for an escape from the coronavirus
The scary new strain of coronavirus that is spreading across parts of China and beginning to pop up in other areas, including the United States, …
SpaceX is about to launch 60 new satellites, and you can watch it live right here
After Monday’s planned launch was delayed due to high upper-level winds, SpaceX is about to try one again to launch its newest batch of Starlink …
‘Hot Jupiter’ exoplanets are super weird
In the hunt for planets outside of our own solar system, scientists have spotted a number of interesting planet types that we simply don’t have …
There may be a hidden planet orbiting a nearby star
Besides the Sun, the nearest star to Earth is a big flaming orb known as Proxima Centauri. As far as we know, there’s at least …
ISS astronauts may have finally fixed a $2 billion ISS instrument
The International Space Station is a complex thing. It’s a massive laboratory, living space, and observation platform all in one. But, like any machine, sometimes …
