Jupiter’s Europa might be a spiky, dangerous place to land a ship
As telescope technology and other observational tools has improved over the decades we’ve learned more and more about the planets and moons in our Solar …
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NASA’s Voyager 2 is about to break out of the Solar System
NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft have been cruising through space since 1977. For the past forty years or so they’ve been speeding along …
NASA wants to save humanity from death by supervolcano
We live with the knowledge that any number of end-of-the-world scenarios could be right around the corner. From drug-resistant disease outbreaks to impacts from large …
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch gave California residents another scare
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space Sunday evening, ferrying a satellite into orbit and then successfully landing its rocket back down on land …
There’s something wrong with the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most reliable pieces of hardware ever launched into Earth orbit. It’s been peering into the depths of …
Artist envisions what a Martian mini-house might look like
Mankind isn’t ready to go to Mars… at least not yet. Space agencies and scientific groups from around the world are working hard towards the …
Scientists traced the genetic quirk that gives huskies blue eyes
Many dog species have specific features that give them away. Bull terriers have long, flat noses, dalmatians have their iconic spots, and pugs look like …
Overdose of erectile dysfunction drug turns man’s vision red
Erectile dysfunction medications are nothing new — you’re unlikely to make it through an evening of prime time television without seeing at least a couple …
Saturn’s iconic rings are raining thousands of pounds of material onto the planet every second
Some people love when it rains, but even the most devoted storm-lovers here on Earth would have a hard time dealing with the conditions on …
Michigan man’s doorstop rock turns out to be a $100,000 meteorite
You probably don’t have many incredibly valuable artifacts laying around your house, but if you did you almost certainly wouldn’t be using them as doorstops, …
A bunch of birds in Minnesota won’t stop getting drunk, and it’s becoming a problem
Most of us know what it’s like to have one too many adult beverages. We tend to mess things up, fall down, and cause problems …
Brain scans might one day tell you if you’re bad at your job
Losing out on a job opportunity because someone else looked better in an interview or had a more detailed resume can be pretty frustrating, but …
After nearly 200 days, three ISS crew members land safely back on Earth
A trio of scientists who spent nearly 200 days in space have now landed safely back on Earth after departing the International Space Station. NASA’s …
Planet-sized object 8,000 light years away could be the first alien moon ever found
Spotting a planet orbiting a star 8,000 light-years away isn’t exactly easy, but modern telescope technology has allowed astronomers to accomplish such feats with shocking …
NASA forced its Curiosity rover to use its backup ‘brain’ after it started acting up
NASA has had a recent run of incredible success with its Mars missions. The possibly-now-dead Opportunity rover has already managed to outlast its expected lifespan …
Incredibly unlucky frogs were almost wiped out by a deadly fungus, but then they evolved
Post-apocalyptic science fiction flicks fill us with fear of a deadly virus wiping out mankind, but that dreadful scenario is something that a population of …
NASA issues statement walking back some comments by Russian officials on ISS leak
The story of the strange hole in a Russian vehicle attached to the International Space Station continues to get stranger. Just yesterday comments from the …
Hurricane Florence pushed eye-catching blue jellyfish towards New Jersey
If you’re looking for colorful sea creatures the first place you’d look probably wouldn’t be anywhere near New Jersey. Hurricane Florence, which recently slammed into …
The robots are building things now
We all know by now that the robot apocalypse is coming. It won’t happen tomorrow, or the next day, or even next year, but at …
Japan’s asteroid probe sends lander to surface, delivers another ‘first’ photo
The Japanese asteroid probe Hayabusa-2 has already delivered some gorgeous images from its orbit around the asteroid Ryugu which it arrived at a number of …
NASA crammed 60 years of achievement into just 60 seconds
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and it’s been a wild six decades for the many scientists, researchers, and engineers, …
Scientists link three human brains together, force them to play Tetris
The ability to read someone else’s mind is a staple of science fiction and superhero plot lines dating back decades, but it’s obviously never been …
Russian space agency says space station hole was deliberate sabotage
It’s now been over a month since a mysterious hole appeared in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space Station. The hole was …
Astronomers spot a new object orbiting the Sun that supports the Planet Nine theory
There are officially eight planets in our Solar System — yes, I know, Pluto was totally a planet, but not anymore — but that doesn’t …
Traveling to Mars could give you gut cancer, and that’s not good
Getting a manned mission safely to Mars would be the greatest space-age accomplishment of all time. Humans have never visited another planet, and while we’ve …
Humans didn’t speed up the drying of the Sahara, and in fact they may have delayed it
Today the Sahara desert is a dry, dusty, sandy land that stretches for millions of miles, but it wasn’t always this way. Go back at …
These scientists were so interested in a tiny fish they totally missed a 10-foot shark
Scientists are usually pretty smart folks, but that doesn’t stop them from suffering from tunnel vision every once in a while just like the rest …
The University of Central Florida made fake Mars dirt, and now it’s selling it
Mars is a long, long way away, but it’s abundantly clear that getting there is mankind’s next great challenge. Space agencies from around the world …
North Carolina endured Hurricane Florence, but now it’s being invaded by an army of mosquitos
Hurricane Florence tested the resolve of the Carolinas when it made landfall earlier this month, claiming dozens of lives and displacing thousands of coastal residents. …
Creepy skull-shaped asteroid will cruise by Earth after Halloween
If you were planning on holding a Halloween bash on October 31st, you might want to reschedule. A very special asteroid is going to make …
