Scientists think they know how life as we know it began, and it involves meteorites
Humanity has long wondered where we come from, or why life itself even exists in the first place. It’s the ultimate question for many, and …
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Stunning NASA photos reveals how badly Hurricane Maria damaged Puerto Rico’s power grid
Puerto Rico is in the middle of an incredible crisis thanks to the unspeakable destruction Hurricane Maria wrought. Aside from the physical toll and damage …
Alien-hunting scientist believes we’re just 20 years from making contact with intelligent life
It’s probably safe to say that most people would be pretty interested in humanity making contact with intelligent alien life, but few of us actually …
There are so many alien worlds in this new Hubble photo, it’s impossible to comprehend
From our perspective on the puny planet Earth, our Solar System is pretty darn huge. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, with countless planetary systems? …
NASA forced to push back launch of Hubble’s successor
We’re going to have to wait a little bit longer to see glorious new photos of the most impressive sights in space. NASA’s top-of-the-line James …
Lockheed Martin’s reusable Mars lander looks absolutely awesome
Humans are going to Mars. We don’t know exactly when, who it will be, or exactly what spacecraft will be the first to make the …
Doctors extracting lung tumor from patient find decades-old toy instead
Imagine going under the surgeon’s knife to have a lung tumor removed, only to wake up and discover that you never had cancer at all. …
Simulated Mars settlement will be built near Dubai, spanning 1.9 million square feet
Humans aren’t quite ready to make the journey to the red planet just yet, but once we are, we’ll need to know exactly what kind …
Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama have new spider species named in their honor
Scientists bestowed an honor to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama. Researchers and students at the University …
Russia and the US pledge to work together on a lunar space station
Tensions between the governments of the United States and Russia are undeniably high as of late, but that isn’t stopping scientists in both countries from …
The mythical giant rat is real, and it’s four times larger than anything you’ve seen
Stories of strange, never-before-documented creatures are pretty common around the world, and most of them are little more than legends. So, it’s not exactly surprising …
Rapper B.o.B believes the Earth is flat, and he just started a GoFund to prove it to everyone
Making fun of flat-Earth believers is pretty low-hanging fruit, so rather than wasting your time mocking the completely idiotic notion that a grand conspiracy is …
Gorgeous new video shows the northern lights as seen from space
Anyone lucky enough to have seen an aurora in person can tell you that it’s a breathtaking sight, but even the stunning, swirling green stripes …
Colossal iceberg that dwarfs Manhattan just broke free in Antarctica
Earlier this year, and absolutely massive iceberg broke free from Antarctica, moving freely into the ocean and acting as a stern reminder of the toll …
Dude with same name as doomsday con artist David Meade is now getting death threats
Saturday, September 23rd has come and gone, and the world is still here. If you were listening to noted nut job and end-of-the-world conspiracy theorist …
Source of rare cosmic rays striking Earth found to be outside the Milky Way
Scientists have known for a long, long time that the Earth is being hit by high-energy radiation coming from space, but in the decades since …
Scientists spot odd pair of asteroids locked in a watery dance
While NASA is hard at work getting a fancy probe to steal rocks from a nearby asteroid, researchers with their eyes on the rocky belt …
NASA wants you to help astronauts breathe, and it’ll pay $100,000
It’s not often that the incredibly bright minds at NASA are forced to look for solutions from the general public, but the agency just launched …
NASA is about to send a spacecraft to steal rocks from an asteroid
When it comes to studying samples of otherworldly material, scientists on Earth are in a bit of a bind. We’ve brought rocks back from the …
A meteorite impact in Canada created the hottest temperature ever measured on Earth’s surface
If you’re searching for hot temperatures, Canada probably isn’t the first place you’d think to look. Some 38 million years ago, however, what is today …
Hurricane season isn’t over, as Maria is about to follow’s Irma’s path
Many people are still dealing with the massive wave of destruction from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the bad news is that it might not …
The Moon is about to do something it only does once every 28 years
The total solar eclipse that occurred this summer drew incredible excitement from even casual sky gazers, but our moon is about to perform a feat …
‘Martian’ scientists emerge from eight months in isolation on Hawaiian volcano
Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations on the planet so it’s obviously a pretty great place to spend some time, being cooped …
NASA’s Cassini captured an unexplained Saturn ‘glitch’ before its fateful dive
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft completed its incredibly successful extended mission last week, punctuated by a fiery death at the hands of Saturn’s upper atmosphere. But just …
Brave woman invents spray to attract Bigfoot, says it definitely works
Bigfoot — the big, hairy, human-like beast which has eluded capture and real observation for decades now — is out there, and all you need …
This photograph of a tiny seahorse hauling a Q-tip is both fantastic and shameful
It’s a pretty rare occurrence when a photographer snaps a gorgeous image, shares it with thousands of fans who adore it, and yet everyone — …
Well, NASA’s Cassini is dead
If you woke up this morning feeling a little down for a Friday, that might be because the entire scientific and space watching community is …
Watch live as NASA tracks Cassini’s fatal plunge into Saturn
The Cassini orbiter has provided us with some spectacular sights of Saturn and its moons over the years, but one of the spacecraft’s most important …
Astronomers discover a pitch black planet that reflects almost zero sunlight
When you imagine planets outside of our solar system you might dream up ocean worlds, thick plains of ice, or boiling seas of molten rock. …
SpaceX celebrates its many failures in hilarious new blooper reel
Elon Musk’s spaceflight startup SpaceX is one of the most important new companies on the planet. It’s helped to ferry supplies to the International Space …
