SpaceX had to make a special trip to a farmer’s house
When a rocket is launched it pushes its payload into space, but once its job is done there’s always a question of where it might …
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It was a cold night for NASA’s Mars helicopter
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been stealing most of the science headlines as of late, but we can’t forget about the other vehicle that made the …
If this scientist is right, we’re going to find aliens very soon
People were dreaming of the day when we might finally discover an alien civilization long before we had the kind of telescope technology that do …
A new study says humans might have the genetic capability to spit venom
All living creatures evolve over the years, adapting to their immediate living conditions in order to survive. That includes humans as well, who have evolved …
NASA just revealed how much the pandemic has cost them, and it’s insane
The coronavirus pandemic set everyone back in one way or another. We’ve put our lives on hold for a year or more just waiting for …
Harvard scientists just discovered a major cause of baldness
We’re all different in an endless number of ways. From our height to our eye color, there are things that define who each of us …
This Hubble image is so incredible you’ll swear it’s fake
Science-fiction flicks have really skewed our perception of what various features of the universe look like. It’s become so easy to make fake planets, galaxies, …
Perseverance found a weird rock on Mars, and scientists can’t identify it
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a little while now. It landed successfully in late February and spent a good chunk of March …
NASA is dumping dirt on its InSight lander on purpose
NASA’s InSight lander has been chilling out on Mars for many months now. NASA has had an incredible string of luck with its Mars missions …
If you have this bottled water, stop drinking it immediately
When a company has a problem with one of its food products and the FDA gets involved, a health alert or recall is often the …
There are X-rays coming from Uranus
Uranus is big, cold, and mysterious. As the second-furthest planet from the Sun, it’s rather difficult for researchers here on Earth to study it without …
Scientists just beat diamonds at their own game
Diamonds are precious. They’re valued for their beauty but they also have some incredible real-world applications. Thanks to its incredible hardness, diamond is often used …
A new ‘top predator’ dinosaur has been discovered, and it’s terrifying
If you were roaming around the Southern Hemisphere roughly 80 million years ago there are a number of things you’d have to watch out for. …
This might be the wildest thing SpaceX has ever done
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has already proven itself as a safe and capable spacecraft when it lived up to NASA’s standards and ferried crewed missions from …
Did volcanoes make the dinosaur extinction even worse?
It’s widely accepted that the primary reason dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet was a devastating impact from an asteroid. The Chixulub …
SpaceX launched another Starship prototype and it crashed… again
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: SpaceX just launched one of its shiny new Starship prototypes. The spacecraft took off as planned, reached …
This Mars selfie from Curiosity is breathtaking
If you’ve been reading about Mars lately it’s probably because of NASA’s newly-landed Perseverance rover. The shiny new robot is really something, and it’s packed …
The Suez Canal ship was finally freed, thanks in large part to the Moon
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard of the saga of the container ship that spent a solid week blocking the Suez Canal, …
NASA’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft is finally taking shape
It was only 5 years ago that NASA launched its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on a mission to visit the space rock known as Bennu. Bennu is …
NASA’s TESS spacecraft has spotted 2,200 new worlds
It wasn’t all that long ago that humans didn’t even know for sure if planets existed outside of our solar system. We can see stars, …
NASA has an important update about a skyscraper-sized asteroid headed toward Earth
If you keep up with space and science news — or, more specifically, news related to asteroids and other threats from space — you’ve probably …
Tropical storm shocks scientists by shattering record for lowest temperature on Earth
For us here on the surface, tropical storms usually bring a lot of wind, water, and lightning. They can range in intensity from mild to …
If you want a healthy gut, eat this every day
As time marches on and we continue to learn more and more about what factors affect our health it’s become abundantly clear that what happens …
Watch people lose their minds over SpaceX rocket debris lighting up the sky
Chances are, your social media feeds on Thursday night probably included some pictures and videos of the night sky from the Pacific Northwest, thanks to …
A bug acquired the DNA of a toxic plant, and now it’s running rampant
Over the course of the pandemic, the novel coronavirus has morphed into new variants that have featured genetic changes capable of altering its behavior. Whether …
Florida fears it may have a giant invasive monster on its hands
A colossal freshwater fish that can reach up to 10 feet in length has mysteriously washed up on a shoreline in Florida. The arapaima is …
Here’s why poisoning rodents is a terrible idea
Modern civilization has collectively decided that rodents are bad. We tend to feel the same way about most other creatures that are considered “pests,” like …
We might finally know why Mars has ‘spiders’
When you see Mars from afar it’s easy to assume it’s just a featureless red rock, but once you take a closer look at the …
A piece of the Wright brothers’ first plane is now on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is stealing most of the headlines related to the Mars 2020 mission, but it’s not the only new arrival on the Red …
Scientists figured out why humans have big brains
Humans are the smartest living creatures on Earth. Well, maybe not “smart” entirely, but we’re at least the most advanced creatures when it comes to …
