I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I moon mission rocket through its final, prelaunch tests. The wet dress rehea… [+4973 chars]
Scientists recently claimed they discovered a fossil of a dinosaur that was killed during the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaur population. Driving the news: Researchers said they found a … [+1478 chars]
Moon’s far side looks far different than Moon’s near side. The Moon’s near side consists of the lunar mare the vast, dark-colored remnants of ancient lava flows, whereas the far side of the Moon is v… [+3066 chars]
Most simulations of our climate's future may be overly sensitive to Arctic ice melt as a cause of abrupt changes in ocean circulation, according to new research led by scientists at the University of… [+4370 chars]
The first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station were welcomed aboard the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a weeklong science mission hailed as… [+3403 chars]
A massive wave breaks. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)In July 1958, an 8.3-magnitude earthquake at the Fairweather Fault rocked Alaska's southern coast. The ground-shaking event cau… [+7264 chars]
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An international team of astronomers led by Dr. Marcin Glowacki, who previously worked at the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy and the University of the Western Cape in South A… [+2124 chars]
Robots suck at picking things up. Even in industrial settings, where picking robots are equipped with various types of grippers to handle objects, such as cans, on an assembly line, they can’t deciph… [+2380 chars]
