Scientists say this massive asteroid definitely won’t destroy Earth… yet
If the thought of an asteroid careening toward Earth keeps you up at night you can breathe a little easier today, as scientists have now …
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Amazon’s facial recognition system flags dozens of California lawmakers as criminals
Facial recognition technology has come a long way in recent years, and today many smartphone users rely on face unlock features to keep their devices …
We might soon find out if the Earth-like worlds orbiting TRAPPIST-1 can support life
The James Webb Space Telescope is going to be an incredible tool for scientists to peer deep into space, returning information that could teach us …
Here are the four spots where NASA’s asteroid probe might land
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently hanging out around the asteroid known as Bennu. It’s been there for months, taking photos and scanning the asteroid’s surface …
NASA’s space-worthy nuclear reactor could be ready to fly by 2022
Today, scientists dream of one day building settlements on the Moon and even Mars, where research can be conducted and human travelers can live safely …
ESA’s Mars mission hits snag after second parachute test failure
Sending a spacecraft to Mars is no easy feat, but landing it on the Red Planet without making a crater is equally challenging. The European …
Bear invades home, busts out ‘like the Kool-Aid Man’ when police arrive
Spotting a bear on a hiking trail or wandering around your rural back yard can be somewhat frightening, but most of the time they’d just …
NASA’s methane discovery on Mars just got a whole lot more interesting
Back in late June, NASA revealed that sensors on its Curiosity rover were returning alarmingly high readings of methane that came seemingly out of nowhere. …
Scientists tasked a supercomputer with building millions of simulated universes
Figuring out how our reality took shape over billions of years is no easy task for scientists. Theories about how the Big Bang played out …
Being overweight is even more of a cancer risk than previously thought
The risks of being obese are fairly well documented, and while it’s true that a person who is significantly overweight can better their odds of …
Astronomers just found a black hole so huge it makes our galaxy’s black hole look like a baby
At the heart of our home galaxy is a supermassive black hole that gobbles up anything that gets too close. It’s huge, with a mass …
Watch the Perseid meteor shower hit its peak live from Europe
We’re in the midst of one of the best meteor showers of the year, but not everyone can stay up all night to watch the …
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole just produced a brilliant, mysterious flash
Like many galaxies, our own Milky Way is believed to revolve around a supermassive black hole. The location of the black hole, a feature known …
Dead planets beam ‘zombie’ radio signals into space for up to a billion years, scientists say
New exoplanet discoveries have been popping up with increasing regularity in recent years thanks to technological advances that allow scientists to spot evidence of their …
Child-sized parrots once roamed New Zealand
Parrots are popular pets today, and you don’t have to look far on YouTube to find charming videos of tropical birds doing adorable things. They’re …
Something slammed into Jupiter, and all we saw was a flash
It was only about a day ago that NASA showed off some Hubble’s finest work yet in the form of new images of Jupiter. The …
Destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant is out of space to store radioactive water
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered a devastating meltdown back in 2011, and while news about the disaster has died down significantly since then, the …
Downed power line turns Ohio intersection into an inferno
None of us spare much thought for the power lines looming over our heads as we cruise down the streets of Anytown, USA, but drivers …
Hubble just snapped a glorious new image of Jupiter
The Hubble Space Telescope is really, really good at spotting distant objects in space, but it’s just as well-suited for catching a snapshot of planets …
NASA fires up Orion’s engines for critical test
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon. Nobody knows for sure whether that will happen in 2024 or a somewhat later date, but it’s …
It took an incredibly long time for the Earth’s poles to flip
If you’re looking for some kind of apocalyptic scenario to get anxious about, the Earth’s poles flipping is as good a nightmare as any. Scientists …
New study paints a dire picture for football players, even when concussions are avoided
The NFL and college football have come under fire in recent years due to the mounting scientific evidence that shows the damage that can be …
NASA’s Curiosity rover stumbled upon a Martian rock that tells an incredible story
We tend to think of rocks as being, well, pretty boring. We find them pretty much everywhere here on Earth, and while some are neat …
NASA’s Spitzer just spotted a galaxy perfectly aligned with Earth
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is capable of capturing some truly stunning snapshots of distant features in space, and usually, when we see images of vast …
Watch SpaceX catch its rocket fairing in a massive net
After a number of delays due to hardware issues as well as bad weather, SpaceX finally managed to send the AMOS-17 communications satellite into Earth …
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover just had an eye exam
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is now less than one year away from finally being shot skyward toward the Red Planet, and NASA engineers are hard …
CDC shuts down military virus lab after failed safety inspection
When you’re handling some of the world’s most deadly viruses and bacteria, safety should always be a top priority, but apparently the staff of the …
NASA’s Cygnus cargo vessel just left the ISS, but its mission isn’t over yet
NASA’s NG-11 Cygnus resupply spacecraft spent over three months attached to the International Space Station, allowing crew members to carefully unload all supplies and experiments …
Crashed Israeli lunar lander left a bunch of microscopic ‘water bears’ on the Moon
It’s been a few months now since Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander experienced a last-second glitch and smashed into the Moon rather than landing softly on …
NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating seven incredible years on Mars
Earlier this year, NASA was forced to finally say goodbye to the trust Opportunity rover. It was a sad time for the space agency since …
