New fossil evidence from rocks found in Canada shows that life on Earth began between 3.75 to 4.2 billion years ago, according to a new study. If the research published in Science Advances proves co… [+3630 chars]
New fossil evidence from rocks found in Canada shows that life on Earth began between 3.75 to 4.2 billion years ago, according to a new study. If the research published in Science Advances proves co… [+3630 chars]
A galaxy is a group of astronomical objects that are bound gravitationally. Think of planets and their natural satellites, comets and asteroids, stars and stellar remnants (such as neutron stars or… [+10274 chars]
Measuring the mass of W bosons took 10 years and the result was not what physicists expected. You can do it quickly, you can do it cheaply, or you can do it right. We did it right. These were some o… [+8039 chars]
A few years ago, Europe became one of the most tangible targets for searching for living things in our solar system. Despite its distance from the sun, this satellite is protected by a thick outer la… [+1648 chars]
Between layers of clouds, a partial solar eclipse is seen at sunrise over Rice Lake, Ontario, as the ... [+] sun, partially covered by the moon, rises in a beautiful orange sky above the trees and wa… [+3092 chars]
If you spot a shooting star in the night sky overnight, it might be from the Lyrid meteor shower, which will reach its peak before dawn. Named after the Lyra constellation, the Lyrid meteor shower w… [+5385 chars]
Michael Zanetti, a NASA planetary scientist at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, hikes the Cinder cone in Potrillo volcanic field in New Mexico in late 2021, testing the back… [+5996 chars]
If you spot a shooting star in the night sky overnight, it might be from the Lyrid meteor shower, which will reach its peak before dawn. Named after the Lyra constellation, the Lyrid meteor shower w… [+5385 chars]
Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock. But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibi… [+4958 chars]
Could SpaceX be heading to Uranus next? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine seems to think it should. The organization has released its latest decadal survey of planetary sc… [+1810 chars]
China will start engineering the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program this year, China National Space Administration (CNSA) Vice Administrator Wu Yanhua said on Sunday. The major goal for t… [+1938 chars]
