NASA’s Curiosity rover just celebrated its sixth birthday, but it didn’t sing itself a song
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been delivering all kinds of fantastic data and observations from the Martian surface since it landed back in 2012, and …
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Astronomers discover bizarre rogue planet glowing with auroras
When astronomers are searching the depths of space for new objects it’s typically easier to find undiscovered planets if they’re orbiting a star. That’s because …
Elon Musk claims scientists are wrong about Mars terraforming, says we can definitely do it
Elon Musk has long had his sights set on an eventual goal of making Mars a more habitable planet. His dreams of manned SpaceX flights …
Almond milk recalled for containing actual milk
HP Hood, the company that produces the Vanilla Almond Breeze that is definitely not milk, has issued a recall of some half-gallon cartons as they’re …
Poop-tained McDonald’s salads have now made 395 people in 15 states sick
The number of people affected by an outbreak of disease caused by tainted McDonald’s salad has now grown to 395, according to the Center for Disease Control …
Manned space flight is coming back to the US, and these NASA astronauts will fly the first missions
After a years-long hiatus, manned space flight is coming back to the US, thanks to two private space companies. Boeing and SpaceX are both scheduled …
Canada’s new radio telescope just picked up a strange signal from deep space
Canada’s shiny new radio telescope is up and running, and it just heard something very, very odd coming from deep space. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity …
Science says there’s a good reason why humans use ‘baby talk’ on infants
You’ve probably never given a second thought to why people tend to use “baby talk” when speaking to small children. Babies are cute and so …
Astronomers now have a formula for finding planets that are perfect for life
One of the biggest challenges for astronomers searching for habitable exoplanets is trying to match up newly-discovered worlds with the increasingly long list of criteria …
Boeing’s Starliner has been delayed again, because of course it has
Another day, another news story that makes it seem like NASA is never actually going to send astronauts back into space. The administration has been …
Scientists discovered a completely new shape hiding in our cells
Science news is filled with fresh discoveries of all kinds of things. It seems like every day there’s a new dinosaur, planet, or ancient creature …
Boy has huge chunk of his brain removed, and he’s doing better than ever
The brain is the most important organ in your body. It holds everything that makes you who you are, and tampering with it is generally …
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory wants you to build your own ‘ROV-E’ rover
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory does a lot of work with rovers. The group works tirelessly to keep tabs on all kinds of NASA hardware, including …
NASA watches the raging California wildfires from space, and here’s what they look like
NASA has a whole bunch of fancy cameras floating around in Earth’s orbit and many of them are peering outwards into the depths of space, …
Hubble captures photo of massive nearby galaxy that is still growing
For most of us, staring up at the night sky only lets us see the brightest nearby stars, and if you’re anywhere near a city …
Man loses limbs after contracting an infection from a dog lick
Everyone loves dogs. Okay, maybe not everyone, but lots and lots of people consider a canine companion a member of their own family, and having …
Ancient blue crystals tell the tale of the Sun’s volatile early years
The Sun is the oldest body in our Solar System — and since everything in our system revolves around it, that obviously makes perfect sense …
NASA says dropping a bomb on Mars is probably not going to make it a better place to live
Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our Solar System. It’s rocky, it’s not too big or too small, and its temperature isn’t that far …
Can’t concentrate? Scientists say you should drink some water
Ever have one of those days where you just can’t focus on anything? If you’re crawling through your work day and your brain just doesn’t …
NASA still hasn’t decided on a spacesuit for future missions, and it’s getting kind of silly
NASA stands at the very edge of an incredibly exciting time in space exploration. Mankind has discovered incredibly interesting things on Mars as well as …
The US missed Friday’s Blood Moon eclipse, but these images from the ISS are stunning
Friday night offered skywatchers a fantastic reason to look up, with the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. It was a fantastic event for …
NASA’s high-powered planet hunting satellite is now searching for alien worlds
Way back in April, NASA finally managed to launch TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. TESS is the latest weapon in NASA’s arsenal that is …
NASA is ready to name the astronauts who will take the very first SpaceX and Boeing flights
NASA’s plans for sending manned missions aboard spacecraft from SpaceX and Boeing might be a bit delayed — thanks to the companies, not NASA itself …
Congress destroys Northrop Grumman CEO over stupid mistakes on the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is progressing nicely. Just kidding! It’s actually a total disaster of epic proportions that has outpaced its proposed budgets so …
Mars looks so weird right now
NASA’s Hubble might be aging rapidly but it’s still capable of taking some really, really fantastic photos. Scientists recently pointed the telescope at both Mars …
You can’t see the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st Century from the US, so watch live here
Last year, the United States got treated to an awesome skywatching event in the form of a total solar eclipse that traveled from one side …
Worms frozen for 40,000 years were just brought back to life
What if you could freeze yourself for a hundred years and then wake back up in the future? Would you do it? How about 1,000 …
Amazon’s mugshot AI says 28 members of Congress are known criminals
Identifying a criminal can be tricky for law enforcement when they’re on the hunt for a wanted person, which is why many agencies have begun …
The United States will probably be late for its date with Mars
Mankind is determined to walk on the Red Planet sooner rather than later, and when man finally sets foot on Mars it’ll truly be a …
A distant black hole just proved Albert Einstein was right
Albert Einstein dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge, even if he couldn’t always prove that his theories made sense. Many of the things …
