NASA, after three failed attempts to complete a wet dress rehearsal of its Space Launch System, has decided to return its gigantic rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The move will likely mean f… [+3782 chars]
In this illustration, an asteroid is shown in the foreground in the lower left. The two bright points above it on the far left are Earth (right) and the moon (left). The sun appears on the right. … [+3257 chars]
It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot. The rock, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was discovered in 2011 and first reported in 2017, when scientis… [+3366 chars]
Can you name all the planets in our solar system? Mars, Venus, Uranus, Pluto… No, Pluto is no longer a planet. We think we can name several, but there are many more planets than you might think. But,… [+2730 chars]
At this years South by Southwest Festival, I had the pleasure of asking a panel of experts some big questions about travel to Mars. The journey will push limits of the human body and may take us to t… [+13902 chars]
Historically, going to space has always been part of a government-backed effort that require extensive training, funding, and a justifiable mission. A crop of commercial space companies are vowing to… [+8244 chars]
A new global analysis of the last 19 million years of seafloor spreading rates found they have been slowing down. Geologists want to know why the seafloor is getting sluggish.New oceanic crust forms … [+3714 chars]
STARGAZERS can enjoy this spring's first full moon this weekend before the Lyrids meteor shower peaks The Pink Moon has been lighting up the sky since early Friday and will continue to do so until M… [+10491 chars]
Neurons exhibit periodic, quasi-periodic, and chaotic responses to periodic inputs. Understanding how neurons respond to diverse signals might help scientists better understand cognition and developm… [+3085 chars]
Scientists want to increase their understanding of circadian rhythms, those internal 24-hour biological clock cycles of sleeping and waking that occur in organisms, ranging from humans to plants to f… [+3978 chars]
The International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto the celestial body, not the popular Disney mascot from planetary status in 2006. (IAU). The debate had centred on whether or not the little spher… [+2405 chars]
A MASSIVE asteroid, double the size of the Empire State Building, is set to skim past Earth in just a few days time. Known as 418135 (2008 AG33), this large space rock has a diameter that could meas… [+1450 chars]
