On April 27th, 2022, a fireball into the Earth's atmosphere over southern Mississippi and caused a sonic boom that was heard by dozens. NASA confirmed the existence of a space rock estimated to be a… [+1776 chars]
Seagrass meadows are among the most important ecosystems on our planet. According to an estimate, about 50 million tiny invertebrates and 40,000 fish can thrive in just one acre of seagrass. Moreover… [+5264 chars]
A study published in the scientific journal PeerJ, this Tuesday (3), by Brazilian researchers clears up a confusion while identifying a new 225-million-year-old reptile whose fossils were found at th… [+6445 chars]
Stephen King unfurled a map on the hood of a colleague's car in Winchester, England. Traveling across the countryside, in the middle of World War II, the car's crankshaft had given out, stranding the… [+22129 chars]
Image Credit – BBC On this Saturday look up at the sky, and you will be able to see the two brightest planets of the solar system colliding with each other. Venus and Jupiter, planets that are milli… [+2591 chars]
Almost over a week ago, a meteorite rattled houses in the state of Mississippi and other neighbouring states in the US. Now, NASA has claimed to have located pieces and fragments of the meteorite. Bi… [+1376 chars]
A study published in the scientific journal PeerJ, this Tuesday (3), by Brazilian researchers clears up a confusion while identifying a new 225-million-year-old reptile whose fossils were found at th… [+6445 chars]
Asteroid collisions are a favourite theme of Hollywood disaster movies — hitting the Earth with a cataclysmic impact or deflected at the last moment by heroic human intervention. Now, new technology… [+3834 chars]
Looks like fun! Space Ride Charming footage from from the interior of the International Space Station shows what happens to the astronauts inside when the ship fires its thrusters. Thats cool on i… [+1503 chars]
Dear readers, Welcome to Quartzs newsletter on the economic possibilities of the extraterrestrial sphere. Please forward widely, and let me know what you think. This week: Nelson loves a prix fixe, … [+7284 chars]
Earth and Mars were formed from material originating largely from the inner solar system; Only a small percentage arose outside the orbit of Jupiter. Photo: NASA/Moon and Planetary Institute The uni… [+2982 chars]
NASA and its partners are seeking to build a lunar space station later this decade as part of the ambitious Artemis program, but before that can happen, a microwave-sized probe will need to perform i… [+4873 chars]