Saturn's moon Titan has some surprising similarities to Earth. It has rivers, lakes, seas, and rainstorms, though these are composed of liquid methane rather than water. Now, a new study from resea… [+2387 chars]
An astrophotographer captured a beautiful picture of two planets aligned in the sky above Rome — and a little rain didn't stop him. Gianluca Masi spotted Venus and Jupiter hiding behind a thin cloud… [+2382 chars]
SpaceX set another new record with its latest crewed launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 mission, which launched to the ISS on Wednesday, April 27, was the fastest Crew Drago… [+2349 chars]
A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans didor didn'tfind their food. "Sabertooth carcass consumption behavior and … [+2239 chars]
by German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for th… [+3658 chars]
The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the Uni… [+4089 chars]
NASA has shared skywatching highlights for the month of May, which include a total lunar eclipse, a couple of great planet-spotting opportunities such as the conjunction between Jupiter and Mars and … [+1551 chars]
The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2). You can catch the two celestial bodies to the west, about 45 minutes after sunset, according to NASA. Mercury will be a fu… [+1875 chars]
Figure 1. (a) The conventional slide rule (left) is driven by mechanical rotation and read out visually with an easy-to-use size. As an analog, an ultra-compact prototype of the photonic counterpart … [+6049 chars]
Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a t… [+3114 chars]
The two bodies are larger and at least twice the mass of the Earth. A group of astronomers have discovered two rocky exoplanets orbiting around them red dwarf. The results of their research are publ… [+1447 chars]
Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a t… [+3114 chars]
