The first NASA spacecraft that will ‘touch the Sun’ is just about ready to launch
You probably don’t think about it on a daily basis but the Sun is pretty darn important. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, and our …
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NASA’s Juno snapped another photo of Jupiter that looks like a watercolor painting
Out of all the different pieces of NASA hardware floating around our Solar System, the Juno spacecraft probably has the best gig in terms of …
Cases of fake weed causing severe bleeding have now spread into multiple states
Last month, reports emerged from the Illinois Department of Public Health of “severe bleeding” following consumption of synthetic marijuana alternatives. Users reported bleeding from their eyes …
Virgin Galactic’s wild space plane goes supersonic in first powered test flight
With SpaceX and other private spaceflight companies stealing headlines left and right it’s easy to forget the Virgin Galactic has been flirting with suborbital commercial …
MIT invented a wearable that lets you talk to yourself without saying a word
Alexa, Siri, and other virtual assistant apps are great for small tasks no matter where you are, but actually talking to your AI helper in …
High-flying ‘Space Hotel’ slated to launch in 2021, catering to the super rich
Staying at a fancy hotel is always a fun experience, but if you’ve exhausted every five-star hotel on the face of the Earth you could …
We finally know why SpaceX had to mysteriously cut its latest livestream short
Back on March 30th, SpaceX sent yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets skyward, delivering a payload of 10 satellites into orbit for communications company …
XPrize is relaunching its competition to land on the Moon, but this time it’s without Google’s help
The Google Lunar XPrize has had an unfortunate history. The competition, which was designed to push independent companies and inventors to create a vehicle which …
NASA wants to send robot bees to Mars
We know more about Mars than any other planet besides Earth, and that’s largely thanks to our ability to send high-tech equipment to its surface. …
Alien hunters just got some seriously bad news
Oftentimes the debate over whether or not we’re alone in the universe boils down to a simple question: How could we be? I mean, with …
There’s a black hole party happening at the center of our galaxy, but we’re not invited
Generally speaking, black holes are bad news for life. We obviously don’t know for certain, but it is widely assumed that being sucked into the …
50 perfectly-preserved dinosaur footprints have scientists freaking out
Dozens of giant dinosaur footprints have been discovered on a remote Scottish island, shedding light on period of dinosaur evolution which relatively little is known …
Something is flashing brightly in deep space and scientists have no idea why
Scientists searching the sky for supernova explosions recently got something they truly didn’t expect. Hoping to observe the long, sustained pulses of light associated with …
New study says you’re eating 100 tiny chunks of plastic with every meal
What did you have for dinner last night? Some pasta? Maybe a nice sandwich and a side of chips? A roasted chicken breast? It doesn’t …
India just lost contact with its brand new satellite
Countless satellites are orbiting the Earth at this very moment. Some of them are working fine, some are long dead, and others are somewhere in …
Antibiotic-resistant ‘nightmare’ bacteria spreads to 27 states
Doctors and scientists have been warning us for years that the overuse of antibiotics could result in a “super bug.” An antibiotic-resistant bacteria, they said, …
This map shows what a nuclear bomb would do if it landed right on your house
We live in very bizarre times. Nuclear weapons are commonplace, at least insofar as lots of countries have access to them but never actually use …
Paleontologists discover four-eye lizard that lived 50 million years ago
An ancient lizard that lived nearly 50 million years ago boasted a total of four eyes, according to a new report from scientists at Yale. …
Astronomers spot the most distant star ever observed
Spotting objects in space has gotten easier and easier thanks to technological advances, but sometimes mother nature gives astronomers a bit of help as well. …
Watch SpaceX launch a used Falcon 9 rocket to resupply the ISS
2018 has already been incredibly busy for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but the launch schedule isn’t slowing down yet. On Monday afternoon, SpaceX will launch a …
Synthetic pot has people bleeding from their eyes and ears in Chicago
While some states are moving towards legalizing marijuana at pace, residents in the vast majority of the country are left buying sketchy weed from illegal …
Pilots in two separate planes report seeing the same UFO over Arizona
UFO sightings are often hard to believe, and for pretty obvious reasons. When a sighting originates from a single person it is often written off …
SpaceX failed to catch its nosecone fairing again, this time for a totally different reason
This morning, SpaceX launched a used Falcon 9 rocket with a hefty payload of 10 satellites that it successfully delivered into orbit. Such a thing …
Discovery of tiny Tyrannosaur is a rare treat for paleontologists
It’s not hard to argue that the Tyrannosaurus rex is the most iconic dinosaur of all time. Thanks to depictions in popular culture and sci-fi …
Watch SpaceX launch 10 new satellites and then try to catch its rocket’s nosecone with a boat
It’s only the end of March, but SpaceX has already had a pretty stellar year. The company successfully launched its much-hyped Falcon Heavy into space, …
In-depth report on wireless radiation is bad news for 5G
The link between cell phone radiation and cancer is one that’s never going to be fully resolved. Studies have shown that while there is some …
France’s ‘Bio-Dome’-like tropical greenhouse will be the largest on the planet
Remember Bio-Dome? Of course you do! It’s that classic 90s flick where Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin got into a whole heap of trouble by …
Archaeologists discover what might be the oldest human footprints in North America
Archaeologists in Canada have discovered dozens of ancient footprints that might be the earliest known evidence of human migration in North America. The prints, uncovered …
New Jersey man who couldn’t lose his ‘beer belly’ discovers it’s actually a 30-pound tumor
Millions and millions of adults struggle with weight loss on a regular basis, so when a 62-year-old New Jersey man complained to his doctor that …
Scientists spotted a galaxy with no dark matter, and they can’t figure out why it exists
In attempting to explain how the universe works, scientists have largely settled on the existence of a mysterious type of matter known simply as “dark …
