The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert. The telescopes are part of La Silla Observatory, a facility of the European Southe… [+1692 chars]
A Falcon 9 spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and landed on the SpaceX drone ship, which was … [+430 chars]
Welcome back to This Week in Space! After a hiatus, we’re pleased to once again bring you our Friday morning digest of all things space-related. Let’s start with NASA news. Mission: Unstoppable NAS… [+9561 chars]
In two weeks' time, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is going to present the world with new information about our Milky Way. It's anyone's guess what the announcement will be, but based on wh… [+2725 chars]
An aerial view of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams on the campus of Michigan State University.Credit: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams One of nuclear physicists top wishes is about to come true. A… [+7979 chars]
image: Figure showing the average sea surface salinity of the world' s seas and oceans during the period 2011-2018 / ICM-CSIC.view more Credit: Figure showing the average sea surface salinity of th… [+4129 chars]
The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps. The fossils belong to three ichthyosaurs, and they may have been some… [+5262 chars]
Long-extinct "fish lizards" first appeared in the ocean about 250 million years ago, and their fossils were found high in the Swiss Alps. According to a study published Thursday in the Journal of V… [+2150 chars]
There’s an excellent chance to watch a meteor shower in the pre-dawn hours next week. From May 4th, 5th, and 6th, at a few hours past midnight in the Northern Hemisphere, go outside in a dark area a… [+1838 chars]
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected two rocky alien worlds orbiting a nearby M dwarf star known as HD 260655. The newly found exoplanets are larger an… [+3464 chars]
Something deep in the heart of the Milky Way galaxy is glowing with gamma radiation, and nobody can figure out for sure what it might be. Colliding dark matter has been proposed, ruled out, and then… [+3824 chars]
Theres nothing wrong with sticking to a standard glute bridge as a way to work your lower body. But if youre looking to mix things up or want to hit a whole new set of muscles thats when you might wa… [+7939 chars]
