‘Storm Area 51’ event results in a few dozen people acting weird in the desert
It has been building for months after a California man scheduled an event as a joke on Facebook, but the “Storm Area 51” mission began …
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China releases new images of a bizarre substance found in a Moon crater
Earlier this month, the Chinese space agency revealed that the Yutu-2 rover it sent to the far side of the Moon months back found something …
NASA’s SLS rocket is finally taking shape, well behind schedule
NASA fully intends to send humans back to the Moon sooner rather than later. Despite funding woes, the agency is still doing its best to …
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures shades of blue on the Red Planet
The Mars we know is a dry, dusty, barren place and in just about every image we see of the planet, it’s a pale shade …
New House bill includes no extra allowance for NASA, threatening 2024 Moon program
NASA wants to go back to the Moon. That was true even before Donald Trump won the presidency, but a mandate by the administration to …
Scientists think they’ve solved the mystery of sunspots
We owe a lot to our Sun, and without it, well, we wouldn’t be here at all. Scientists have studied our star for a long …
US Navy confirms recent UFO videos are, in fact, real
UFO sightings are a dime a dozen, but some are definitely more credible than others. Your neighbor two doors down that swears he saw a …
NASA couldn’t find India’s crashed Moon lander, and hope is fading fast
It’s now been nearly two full weeks since India’s lunar lander, Chandrayaan-2, went quiet moments before what was supposed to be a soft landing on …
New taser alternative will let police pretend to be Spider-Man
Police shootings tend to dominate headlines wherever and whenever they happen, and rightfully so, but sometimes “less-than-lethal” weapons like tasers end up being equally deadly. …
There’s absolutely no way this ‘space hotel’ will be ready for guests by 2025
NASA is currently planning to finally send humans back to the lunar surface by 2024. It’s an incredibly ambitious and optimistic timeline, and there are …
Time is running out to send your name to Mars on the 2020 rover
If there’s one thing you can say about NASA it’s that the space agency really does do its best to make its projects accessible to …
Manufacturer halts distribution of generic Zantac after cancer-causing impurity discovery
When the FDA issued a bulletin alerting everyone to the presence of a possible cancer-causing impurity in the popular heartburn drug marketed as Zantac, the …
A colossal volcano on Jupiter’s Moon Io is about to blow its top
Volcanic eruptions happen regularly here on Earth, and for the most part, we’ve learned to deal with them. But volcanism isn’t something that’s unique to …
NASA’s new launch pad can shoot out 1,000,000 gallons of water a minute
Whenever there’s a high-profile NASA mission on the horizon you can expect to hear about the various tests leading up to an eventual launch. Firing …
FDA warns of cancer-causing impurity in popular heartburn drug Zantac
Heartburn, and its even uglier cousin, acid reflux, can leave a person feeling incredibly uncomfortable, which is why drugs meant to treat such conditions are …
Mars’ North Pole looks so bizarre in new photo by ExoMars orbiter
The Mars we often seen in photos from rovers and orbiters is dry, dusty, and barren, but there are parts of the planet that, when …
Scientists spot bizarre shape-shifting jellyfish, and it’s carrying a passenger
For scientists exploring the deepest reaches of Earth’s oceans, surprises are hiding around just about every corner. Poking around on the ocean floor is difficult, …
Explosion at Russian lab housing smallpox virus somehow hasn’t triggered the apocalypse… yet
Scientists studying deadly pathogens have to be extremely careful to ensure troublesome viruses and bacteria don’t somehow make it out of their controlled environments. That …
CDC begs backyard poultry owners to stop kissing their chickens in wake of Salmonella outbreak
You don’t have to live on a farm to raise chickens, and so-called “backyard poultry” operations have steadily risen in popularity across the United States …
Fisherman snags ‘alien’ fish that looks like something straight out of a horror movie
Earth’s oceans are home to an incredible number of interesting creatures, and sometimes certain species show up where you’d least expect them. That’s exactly what …
Astronomers snap photo of second known interstellar object
The astronomy world received a rare treat last week when an object presumed to be from outside our own solar system was spotted for only …
NASA will fire a tiny satellite into the lunar orbit planned for Gateway
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon, and they’re doing it on an abbreviated timetable, but in addition to getting boots on the lunar …
Illinois teen’s memory resets every two hours after head injury
Of all the types of injuries a person can sustain, head injuries tend to be the scariest. Scientists have learned a lot about how the …
NASA astronauts are preparing for the Moon in a big water tank
NASA astronaut candidates have to meet a long list of criteria before the space agency decides they’re fit to carry out important duties in space. …
NASA will spy on India’s crashed moon lander next week
Late last week, India’s ISRO space agency experienced utter heartbreak when its Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander went quiet moments before its expected touchdown. The spacecraft slammed …
MIT scientists just created the blackest black ever
When it comes to paint, not all shades of black are the same. You can pick up a can of flat black spray paint at …
Florida man missing since 1997 found at the bottom of a pond thanks to Google Maps
Google Maps is a powerful tool if you need to know exactly how to get somewhere, but when a car was spotted in a residential …
Maybe the universe isn’t as old as everyone thought
We like to think we’re the center of the universe, but in the grand scheme of things, humans have only been around for a tiny, …
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was as strong as 10 billion atomic bombs, study says
When a colossal space rock came crashing down 66 million years ago onto what is now the Yucatan Penninsula in Mexico, it triggered widespread changes …
A pair of asteroids are about to whiz past Earth, but we’ll be fine
One of the great things about having powerful observational tools to scan the heavens is that we have a good chance of spotting potential planet-killing …
