An illustration featuring mammalian herbivores (green), omnivores (purple), invertivores (yellow) and carnivores (red). Each column includes mammal species lost in the past 2.58 million years (light … [+9073 chars]
SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster a dozen times for the second time in a matter of weeks. Falcon 9 booster B1051 became the first to cross the 12-flight mark on M… [+2271 chars]
NASA's massive new space telescope just keeps getting colder. While the James Webb Space Telescope's slow cooling process is nearing its end, NASA officials wrote in an update, there's no firm timel… [+3698 chars]
NASAs Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars two moons, eclipsing the Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video … [+4863 chars]
Astrobotic has finally offered a good look at the vehicle that will carry scientific payloads to the lunar surface. The company has revealed the finished version of the Peregrine Moon lander ahead of… [+1388 chars]
It will peak when the moon is two-thirds full, which could limit visibility. If you dont manage to get a good show overnight, the Lyrid shower is predicted to be much stronger in 2023, when the moon … [+1249 chars]
We've written about some truly stunning deep space pictures here on ScienceAlert, but a new Hubble snap showcasing a special collection of five galaxies has to be one of the best yet even by our high… [+2511 chars]
Uranus is perhaps the strangest planet in the solar system. At some point during its history, the ice giant was knocked over, leaving it spinning on its side. More than a dozen rings circle the world… [+8320 chars]
A key committee of scientists has recommended that a flagship mission to Uranus should be NASA's highest-priority large planetary science mission for the next decade. Uranus is a mostly unexplored… [+7969 chars]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for a record-tying 12th time on Thursday (April 21) — and aced its 12th landing as well. The two-stage Falcon 9 launched Thursday at 1:51 p.m. EDT (1751 GMT) fr… [+3097 chars]
