A tiny fragment of the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago may have been found encased in amber -- a discovery NASA has described as "mind-blowing." It's one of several astounding finds at … [+7728 chars]
Sagittarius A*, often abbreviated to Sgr A* and pronounced "Sagittarius A star", is a supermassive black hole located at the center of our spiral galaxy, the Milky Way. Sagittarius A* is mostly dorm… [+7321 chars]
Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central Australia contain organic solids and liquids, as documented with transmitted light and UV-vis petro… [+2879 chars]
Carell and colleagues were inspired by ribosomes shown here translating a strand of RNA.Credit: Omikron/Science Photo Library Chemists say they have solved a crucial problem in a theory of lifes beg… [+4194 chars]
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the largest ever monster quake on the Red Planet. The quake estimated to be of magnitude 5 occurred on May 4, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission,… [+2808 chars]
Are we about to see the unseeable for a second time? Decades of calculations and data show there is a supermassive black hole, about 4 million times more massive than our sun, lurking at the heart of… [+3636 chars]
Orbex's Prime rocket reaching technical readiness represents a significant achievement that brings together key elements of the ground infrastructure and prototype launch vehicle for the first time a… [+4414 chars]
In the near future, NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), China, and Roscosmos all mount crewed missions to the moon. This will constitute the first time astronauts have walked on the lunar surface … [+9459 chars]
A total lunar eclipse is on the horizon. The night of May 15, starting at around 10:27 p.m., the full eclipse will take place just after midnight. Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer, said the luna… [+824 chars]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has shared the first images from its recently deployed GOES-18 weather satellite. The stunning captures (below) were obtained by the satell… [+2053 chars]
The go-to materials for building home furniture, décor and floors are composite wood products that come in large sheets. But the glues and resins holding together particleboard, fiberboard and plywoo… [+2701 chars]
Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS A photograph captured by NASAs Mars Curiosity Rover on May 7, 2022, showed a portal and a wall nearby that looks artificial. ContextWhile the image in question was a… [+3339 chars]
