Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each year. Many are used to study distressing conditions like cancer, arthritis and chronic pain, and nearly all spend their lives in smal… [+4623 chars]
Three years ago, scientists used a telescope the size of Earth to produce the first-ever image of a black hole. Now, they've done it again — this time, closer to home, and of a very different invisib… [+5454 chars]
More than 1,700 new asteroids discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope but hidden in its files for 20 years have been discovered by astronomers. Artificial intelligence has aided scientists in the d… [+3477 chars]
Titan looks suspiciously like our own planet when you observe it. However, Saturns moon and our own Earth couldnt be any more different. Where landscapes are made of silicate-based sediments on Earth… [+3073 chars]
A study led by a Monash University geologist has provided fresh evidence into the erosion of rocks on Mars by water and wind, enabling a greater understanding of when the planet may have been habitab… [+2517 chars]
SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and land a rocket on a ship at sea on Friday (May 13), and you can watch the action live. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket ca… [+2099 chars]
Skywatchers might get a bonus this weekend, when a meteor storm not associated with a major meteor shower could light up the morning. In the pre-dawn hours on Sunday, May 15, our planet will pass t… [+1555 chars]
When thinking about quantum mechanical systems, single photons and well-isolated ions and atoms may spring to mind, or electrons spreading through a crystal. More exotic in the context of quantum mec… [+5877 chars]
Storms, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, clouds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new GOES-18 satellite will witness them all, helping us to better forecast and understand weather,… [+1526 chars]
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More than 1,700 new asteroids discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope but hidden in its files for 20 years have been discovered by astronomers. Artificial intelligence has aided scientists in the d… [+3477 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load If it flew, and that was very much a big if, the little helicopter would take to the skies on Mars five times max over a period of 31 days. But over the past … [+9421 chars]
