An icy barrier up to 300 stories high — taller than any building on Earth — may have prevented the first people from entering the New World over the land bridge that once connected Asia with the Amer… [+4625 chars]
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For the first time, physicists have confirmed a weird quantum phenomenon in which tiny particles, when nudged out of place, will snap right back to where they came from. The strange behavior, called… [+6880 chars]
A Tyrannosaurus rex chick shivers in the cold aftermath of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. The asteroid caused sulfur aerosols to enter the atmosphere, which led to global cooling. (Image c… [+4938 chars]
Its been a busy year on Mars for NASAs Ingenuity helicopter, and its not about to slow down now. After 21 flights, the aircraft is still in excellent condition, so NASA has extended its mission throu… [+2582 chars]
After James Webb Space Telescope officials released a stunning image of a single star, the team is ready to get other telescope parts in line with the observatory's mirrors. The $10 billion telescop… [+3921 chars]
What falls into a black hole, stays in a black hole, at least according to the laws of general relativity. But now, new research suggests that the material inside the black hole may leave a quantum i… [+4188 chars]