Researchers from the UAB, IFAE and University College London propose using the variations in distance between the Earth and the Moon, which can be measured with a precision of less than a centimeter,… [+4005 chars]
This is the oldest armored dinosaur found in all of Asia, and it helps us understand when and where these animals first appeared. Credit: © Yu Chen A new type of armored dinosaur from China has been… [+6219 chars]
Astronomers searching for our solar system’s elusive Planet Nine a theoretical world that may lurk deep in a cloud of icy rocks far beyond the orbit of Neptune have come up short once again. In a re… [+2885 chars]
NASAs Perseverance Mars rover looks back at its wheel tracks on March 17, 2022, the 381th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is trying to co… [+6115 chars]
NASA's MRO spacecraft spotted China's Zhurong rover and its wheels tracks on March 11, 2022. The dark object is the rover. NASA/JPL/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series explor… [+1529 chars]
Thousands of small meteorites are thought to hit Earth's surface each year, but for every impact witnessed almost 800 space rock chunks land in oceans or remote landscapes and go unnoticed.
A new search for the elusive Planet Nine has once again yielded nary a sniff of a sneaky outer Solar System body. Although the hypothetical object continues to evade detection, a six-year search in … [+4061 chars]
According to a new study, wildfire smoke depletes the ozone layer. Researchers warn that as the frequency of major fires increases as a result of climate change, more harmful ultraviolet radiation fr… [+2096 chars]
We'll have to wait a little longer to see SpaceX's next two astronaut missions take flight. Elon Musk's company is gearing up to launch two crewed missions to the International Space Station: Ax-1 … [+2495 chars]
Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, colours that appeared to match the Ukrainian flag. Key points: <ul><li>T… [+3002 chars]
A mysterious, repeating radio signal in the Milky Way that baffled astronomers could be an object so rare, only one other has ever been tentatively identified. According to a paper by astrophysicist… [+4549 chars]
In physics, simplicity is beauty. Chinese astronomers, using devices including the world's most sensitive radio telescope, identified a single parameter to describe the mysterious repeating fast radi… [+2149 chars]
