MIT’s magic plane flies without fuel or moving parts
Air travel is the safest, speediest way to get from one place to another, but you know what would make it even better? If planes …
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One of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets might have an ocean, researchers now say
Ever since astronomers announced the discovery of seven exoplanets around the star called TRAPPIST-1, researchers have been diving into the data in an attempt to …
NASA wants to know how much pot Elon Musk smokes
When Elon Musk appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and had a taste of the host’s joint, it was totally on-brand for the risk-taking CEO. Musk …
New study reveals secrets of Mars’ strangest moon, Phobos
Of all the moons in our solar system, the Martian moon of Phobos might be the most interesting. It’s not a near-perfect sphere like most …
Astronomers spot a thick cloud hovering above extinct Martian volcano
Mars is a dry, dusty planet that looks like a lifeless ball of rock in just about every image we see. Thick cloud cover isn’t …
Scientists spot brain-destroying proteins in the eyes of infected patients
A recent study into a particularly deadly brain disease now shows that doctors may be able to detect its presence just by looking at a …
CDC: Throw away all your romaine lettuce, no matter where it’s from
What the heck is going on with romaine lettuce? This year has been absolutely brutal for anyone who enjoys a good salad, with the CDC …
The worst year to be a human on Earth surprisingly isn’t 2018
If you take a look at recent events you might imagine that scientists searching for the worst year of human existence would have a hard …
Elon Musk just changed the name of the BFR to ‘Starship’ for some reason
Elon Musk, boss of SpaceX and noted flamethrower enthusiast, is a bit of a bizarre character. He has a habit of tweeting random stuff (that …
Scientists spot distant stars engaged in a dangerous dance
We only see one star, our Sun, up close on a daily basis, but the Milky Way is absolutely packed with them. It’s estimated that …
Wombats poop cubes, and now science knows why
The shape of animal poop isn’t something that normally makes science news headlines, but when it comes to wombats, things are a little bit different. …
NASA officially announces landing site of Mars 2020 rover, and it’s incredibly interesting
It’s been many years in the making, but NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission is currently in the home stretch. Scientists and engineers are working hard …
The International Space Station just got a little bit bigger, temporarily
The international Space Station is already quite large, but it just got a little bit bigger as the ISS crew successfully installed the Cygnus cargo …
You can now visit a black hole in virtual reality
Black holes are scary. They’re like bottomless pits that nothing can escape from, even light, and you probably wouldn’t want to get too close to …
Bill Nye the Buzzkill Guy says we’ll never live on Mars
If you’ve been paying attention to any kind of space news over the past few years, you already know that the race to Mars is …
Here’s how NASA said goodbye to the Kepler space telescope
NASA was forced to plan for the inevitable death of the exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope a few weeks ago. The spacecraft, which had already discovered …
This interactive map tells you the exact day your area usually gets its first snow
Here in my neck of the woods — the South — we got our first snow flurries this week. You know you’ve officially entered old …
North Carolina man’s runny nose turned out to be a brain fluid leak
A runny nose is usually a sign that you have a cold coming on, but for one North Carolina man, that cold never actually arrived. …
Fleshy, gelatinous blobs are invading the Maine coastline
There are lots of interesting things to see if you stick your head under the ocean waves. There’s neat fish and crabs and, well, a …
NASA thought it got a signal from the silent Opportunity rover, but it broke our hearts again
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has been sitting still on Mars since June. It was then that a massive dust storm began to swallow up the …
Watch Russia launch an ISS cargo ship live today
It’s been a strange few months for Russia’s space program. First, a strange hole showed up in a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space …
A new meteorite impact crater was just found hiding under Greenland ice
We might not know a whole lot about what’s going on inside Mars, the Moon, or even the deepest reaches of Earth’s oceans, but scientists …
NASA spots a distant galaxy that is actually sucking up other galaxies
When NASA sets its sights on a far-away galaxy, there’s often a lot to take in. Even if it only appears to be a dim …
Your taste for coffee is buried in your genes, new study says
If you’re a regular coffee drinker there’s a good chance your first taste of black coffee wasn’t an entirely pleasant one, at least according to …
When NASA pointed its Spitzer telescope at Oumuamua they couldn’t even see it
If there’s one space story that 2018 will be remembered for its the numerous ongoing investigations of the first interstellar object ever to be detected …
Astronomers may have just spotted a ‘super Earth,’ and it’s not far away
Lately, a lot of the exoplanets discovered by astronomers have been incredibly far away. Spotting planets at a huge distance is still important, and every …
NASA is going to live stream the touchdown of its new Mars lander
NASA has sent a number of high-tech robots to the Red Planet already, but we don’t normally hear about how things like entry and landing …
Police jailed drunk raccoons in West Virginia because they were being obnoxious
Rabies is no joke, so if you see a wild animal acting weird, it’s always a good idea to both avoid it and alert animal …
Russia says it’s going to beat Elon Musk and SpaceX’s ‘old tech’ with a nuclear rocket
Elon Musk and SpaceX won’t be leading the reusable rocket space race long, at least not if Russia has anything to say about it. Russia’s …
Horse saves itself from California wildfire by falling into a pool
The wildfire raging in California known as the Camp Fire completely destroyed the town of Paradise, claiming businesses, homes, and lives, but at least one …
