The crater in the center of this HiRISE image defines where zero longitude is on Mars, like the Greenwich Observatory does for the Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona Although the photo above i… [+1570 chars]
ELON Musk's wild plan to ferry one million people to Mars is a "dangerous delusion" according to a top expert. The bonkers billionaire wants to build a colony on the Red Planet by 2050. Musk wants … [+2142 chars]
As far as greenhouse gases go, methane is the quiet villain that could stealthily drag us ever deeper into the climate crisis. In our atmosphere, it is at least 25 times more effective at trapping he… [+3765 chars]
BOULDER, Colorado Astronomers have always sought out remote and isolated spots from which their precision observations of the surrounding universe can be made. Now, add one more far-flung location th… [+4453 chars]
New fossil evidence from rocks found in Canada suggests life on Earth began between 3.75 to 4.2 billion years ago, a new study says. If the research published in Science Advances is proven correct, … [+2751 chars]
A gigantic plasma wave that launched from the sun smashed into Mercury Tuesday (April 12), likely triggering a geomagnetic storm and scouring material from the planet's surface. The powerful eruptio… [+3564 chars]
Its that time again, skygazers. The annual Lyrid meteor shower will light up the night sky beginning this weekend and is expected to peak Thursday night into early Friday morning, according to Space… [+1106 chars]
NASA's Hubble telescope has determined that a comet, which has a mass of around 500 trillion tonnes and is 137km wide, is heading our way at about 35.405 km per hour. However, we shouldn't be worrie… [+1544 chars]
New fossil evidence from rocks found in Canada suggests life on Earth began between 3.75 to 4.2 billion years ago, a new study says. If the research published in Science Advances is proven correct, … [+2751 chars]
An Israeli astronomer and his research partner identified the first interstellar meteor known to have hit the Earth, the US military has confirmed. The space rock crashed into our atmosphere off the… [+6463 chars]
Neptune is located almost 2.8 billion miles from the Sun. As such, the planet is known for its exceptionally long orbit time. In fact, its journey around the Sun takes roughly 165 Earth years. Becaus… [+2969 chars]
John Hammonds InGen sought to recreate the world of dinosaurs using genetic material preserved in the guts of mosquitos trapped in amber. The science behind whether or not something like that would e… [+6242 chars]
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