Astronomers spot dozens of stars that have been evicted from their homes
We often think of stars as things that don’t move around much, but in some galaxies, that’s far from a universal truth. New observations made …
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes another step towards completion
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is late to its own party, and it’s not just a little bit late. NASA originally planned to have the …
NASA’s Curiosity just stumbled upon evidence of an ancient Martian lake
NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing critical insights into what Mars may have been like long ago, and one of its latest discoveries helps support the …
Study finds that energy drinks may seriously mess with your heart
In a world where working longer and longer hours is becoming the norm, products that keep us awake and alert have rapidly become must-haves for …
A planet that shouldn’t exist was just found orbiting a distant star
When astronomers search for exoplanets they rarely know what they’re going to find, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t rules that would-be planets are expected …
Scientists suggest a nearby supernova may have prompted human ancestors to walk upright
For scientists studying the history of human evolution, determining when certain changes happened and what may have prompted those changes are very important questions to …
Russian cosmonauts are conducting a spacewalk right now, and you can watch it live
The International Space Station is one of the most important scientific laboratories on (or around) Earth, and it’s home to travelers from the United States, …
‘MOONRISE’ project will use lasers to melt Moon dust
Building a structure anywhere other than Earth is something that has never been done before… at least by mankind. We all like to imagine a …
The mysterious SpaceX Crew Dragon explosion is still being investigated
SpaceX has been on a real hot streak as of late, with many successful missions and firsts, like the successful docking of its Crew Dragon …
Feeling ‘burned out’ is now an official medical diagnosis
Do you ever just feel totally burned out? I don’t mean the run-of-the-mill exhausted feeling we all endure from time to time, I mean really, …
Malaysia would very much like the United States to stop sending it boxes of trash
If a package showed up at your doorstep containing nothing more than garbage you’d probably demand to know where it came from and, once you …
NASA just released a hype video for a Moon mission that probably won’t happen
NASA has planned on returning to the Moon for some time now, hashing out plans for its Lunar Gateway which will eventually serve as a …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is lashing out as it dies
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most iconic features of any planet in our Solar System. The colossal, swirling storm has dominated Jupiter …
Watch dozens of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites speeding through the night sky
Last week, SpaceX successfully launched its very first satellite-packed Starlink mission, with dozens of the tiny communications devices traveling to Earth orbit on top of …
Man swimming off Hawaii coast killed in shark attack
A 65-year-old man swimming off the coast of Maui on Saturday morning is now dead after an encounter with a shark. Thomas Smiley, who CNN …
Climber who warned of Everest overcrowding perishes during descent
Climbing Mt. Everest used to be something that very few people even considered, much less attempted. Today, things are a bit different, and at any …
Three cases of potentially deadly rat lungworm infections confirmed in Hawaii
Health officials have now confirmed a total of three cases of rat lungworm disease in travelers who spent time in Hawaii. A report from the …
NASA sent a helicopter on a nosedive to test Mars landing hardware
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission could teach us some incredible new things about our planetary neighbor, and even provide us with valuable insights that will shape …
The FDA just approved a baby-saving drug that carries an obscene $2.1 million price tag
You can’t put a price on life, but that isn’t stopping Swiss drugmaker Novartis from trying. The company just scored approval from the U.S. Food …
Boston man says someone broke into his house, cleaned it, then left
Discovering that someone had broken into your home while you were away is a terrifying thing. What did they want? What did they break, rummage …
The world’s smallest McDonald’s just opened, but only bees are invited
If you’re looking for a McDonald’s restaurant in Sweden, you just gained another option. A first-of-its-kind McDonald’s location was recently built in the country, and …
NASA places its first order for Lunar Gateway components
NASA has big plans for returning to the Moon. Whether it can be done within the next five years, as the current administration desires, is …
The largest underwater eruption ever detected produced a brand new underwater volcano
Months ago, a bizarre hum rippled through the waters far off the coast of Africa, traveling around the world and drawing the attention of scientists …
NASA’s Kepler just spotted 18 new Earth-sized planets, but only one is worth dreaming about
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope may be dead, but that doesn’t mean that the wealth of data it gathered doesn’t still hold some untold surprises. A …
Discovery of billion-year-old fungi changes our understanding of life on Earth
When scientists search for species that lived hundreds of millions of years ago they’re not always just looking for ancient animals. Life on Earth has …
NASA needs your help to bring an asteroid sample back to Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has already accomplished a lot since arriving at the space rock known as Bennu late last year. The spacecraft successfully entered orbit …
NASA will reveal plans for its ‘Lunar Gateway’ today, and you can watch live
Despite plenty of skepticism over whether or not they can pull it off, NASA seems determined to make it back to the Moon by 2024 …
Scientists studied baby shark vomit and realized they eat a ton of birds
When you think of the diet of a shark you probably don’t imagine the top-tier ocean predators feasting on birds — and not sea birds, …
Measles spreads to another state, with half of the U.S. now reporting new cases
With new reports of measles popping up on a daily basis it was all but inevitable that this day would come, and here we are: …
Mysterious ozone-destroying pollution has been traced to China
Last year, a report surfaced that suggested someone, somewhere was producing a huge amount of an ozone-destroying chemical which had already been banned worldwide way …
