SpaceX gets approval for Falcon Heavy launch, and it’s happening tomorrow
Nearly seven full years since it announced plans for the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX is finally poised to actually deliver on its promise to launch …
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NASA’s rover Opportunity celebrates 14 years on Mars, almost 14 years longer than planned
When it comes to NASA hardware, the Mars rover Opportunity might be the most incredible success story in the history of the group. Sure, countless …
Archaeologists discovered an ancient Mayan megacity hidden in a Guatemalan jungle
A LiDAR scanning system has provided archaeologists with evidence of a sprawling Mayan city that was tucked away under the jungle canopy in northern Guatemala. …
Groundhog Day predictions are so bad that you’d be better of flipping a coin
It’s Groundhog Day! You know, the day when some dude in a goofy outfit grabs a big fat whistlepig named Punxsutawney Phil and holds him …
Sorry, but our galaxy isn’t actually as unique as everyone thought
It’s always a bummer to find out you’re not as special as you thought you were — like when you scored great on an exam …
Cancer breakthrough eliminates tumors in mice with simple injection
Meaningful progress in the battle against cancer can seem hard to come by, but new testing by researchers at Stanford might offer an incredible boost. …
Whales can mimic human speech, and you have to hear it to believe it
We’ve known for some time that orca whales are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of advanced social behaviors and coordinated hunting efforts, but new research has …
SpaceX’s rocket survived an emergency landing that was supposed to destroy it
SpaceX is a household name thanks to its ability to perform gravity-defying landings of its used rocket boosters on drone ships. But yesterday’s mission was …
Researcher discovers incredibly rare ‘sea monster’ fossil hiding in a private collection
Fossil hunting can be a tricky thing, especially when you’re searching for examples of a new species whose existence is still in question, but paleontologist …
Scientist finds dinosaur tracks in NASA’s actual backyard
When you think about the best places to find evidence of dinosaurs, the grounds surrounding a NASA facility probably aren’t the first thing that comes …
Orange crocodiles that swim in bat poop are turning into a new species
A very special kind of crocodile calls the Abanda caves in Gabon, Africa, home. The creatures are African dwarf crocodiles, but they might not be …
Lost NASA satellite wakes up after being declared ‘dead’ 13 years ago
NASA has had a pretty great string of luck when it comes to spacecraft reliability as of late. The Cassini probe around Saturn proved to …
Researchers discover how roosters prevent themselves from going deaf from their own crowing
If you’ve ever lived on or near a farm that raises chickens you probably already know just how incredibly loud roosters are. The old depictions …
Check out these gorgeous photos of this morning’s Super Blue Blood Moon
This biggest skywatching event of 2018 (so far) has wrapped up and the rare Super Blue Blood Moon is now in the history books. The …
An infected lab monkey escaped its cage at the University of Pittsburgh and is now at the center of a heated legal drama
An infected monkey escaping its cage sounds like the beginning of a very bad horror movie, but that low-effort plot point became reality at the …
How to watch as SpaceX launches another used rocket into space
By this point, rocket launches to send a satellite into orbit are absolutely nothing special. But it’s easy to forget that several times a month, …
Scientists invent way to turn astronaut poop into food for long-haul space missions
Humanity has big dreams when it comes to space travel, but our technology isn’t quite there yet. Spacecraft that can take astronauts to Mars and …
How to check out the Super Blue Blood Moon tonight
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the beginning of January you probably already know that an incredibly rare lunar event is happening this …
Health officials worry that the Super Bowl may become one giant flu festival
In case you’ve missed the countless headlines, news reports, and official warnings from medical professionals across the country, let’s just get this out of the …
Why this week’s ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ is so incredibly rare
You’d have to have been living under a rock to miss the incredible string of skywatching events that bestowed upon humanity. There were perfectly-timed supermoons, …
Rocket Lab CEO sent a big fake ‘star’ into orbit, and scientists aren’t happy about it
It’s no secret that the Earth currently has a bit of a space junk problem. There are so many objects floating around our planet that …
Newly-discovered Titanosaur helps clear up hazy African dinosaur history
Ancient dinosaur fossils tend to show up in some of the places where you’d least expect it, but finding any dinosaur remains in Africa is …
Naked mole rats just threw science a huge curve ball, and it might lead to the Fountain of Youth
Naked mole rats might not be the most appealing members of the animal kingdom, aesthetically speaking, but what they lack in visual appeal they more …
Alcoholics who smoke weed every day have healthier livers, study finds
Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states, with a laundry list of positive uses including pain control and controlling nausea. But according to a …
SpaceX will reportedly launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6th
According to NASA Space Flight, SpaceX finally has a launch date set for its Falcon Heavy rocket. The launch should happen in the afternoon of February …
Plastics are suffocating ocean reefs because humans can’t stop being lazy slobs
The world’s coral reefs are already in serious trouble thanks to climate change that has bleached (read: utterly devastated) massive stretches of ocean habitat, and …
Scientists actually just figured out how to make real floating ‘holograms’
We’ve seen countless science fiction technologies make their way to the real world over the past few decades, but one has always eluded us: holograms. …
Researchers say it may be the shape of our brains, not the size, that makes us who we are
We all learned in science class that human’s have big ol’ brains, and that the size of our brains is responsible for all of the …
180,000-year-old human fossil discovery changes what we thought we knew about mankind’s history
A great deal has happened in recent history that changes everything we thought we knew about the dawn of our species. Now, a newly discovered …
The doomsday clock hasn’t been this close to midnight since the first H-bomb test
You might not agree with them, but doomsday experts say we’re the closest to a disaster since 1953. That’s when the first hydrogen bomb was …
