A new scientific study on the planet of Jupiter claims it is our solar systems largest planet in part due to eating other planets. A new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics is suggesting t… [+2981 chars]
When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico jumped into action. After gettin… [+4298 chars]
SpaceX’s latest record-breaking Falcon 9 booster has returned to port after completing its 13th launch and landing. Falcon 9 B1060 lifted off for the first time in June 2020 with the US military’s t… [+3373 chars]
South Korea has canceled its effort to visit the space rock Apophis during a close, but harmless, flyby of our Earth in 2029, according to a media report. The country's science ministry says the pro… [+2613 chars]
Astronomers have discovered what might be the most powerful pulsar ever observed. They suspect the newfound object, VT 1137-0337, is a pulsar wind nebula, a neutron star that accelerates nearby ch… [+2812 chars]
The Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo has taken its second look at its target planet today during a superclose flyby designed to slow the spacecraft down and adjust its trajectory. BepiColombo is a … [+4560 chars]
Humans are not the only creatures that show a refined grasp of social norms. If a group of adult male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) find themselves sitting around a turning table set with food, the… [+17301 chars]
"How do zoos prevent the cheetah from killing the dog? They're typically introduced at a VERY young age and imprint on each other. Cheetahs are also not naturally driven to kill dogs as prey. A chee… [+371 chars]
A gigantic sunspot has swelled to twice Earth's size, doubling its diameter in 24 hours, and it's pointed right at us. The sunspot, called AR3038, grew to 2.5 times Earth's size making the sunspot … [+4908 chars]
The oldest belly button ever was found by paleontologists on a 125-million-year-old fossil of a biped in China. The barely perceptible navel mark belongs to a reptile in the genus Psittacosaurus t… [+2660 chars]
ByUniversity of Texas at AustinJune 23, 2022 A new electronic tattoo that can be worn comfortably on the wrist for hours delivers continuous blood pressure measurements at an accuracy level exceedin… [+4477 chars]
Antarctica is a bucket list destination for countless landscape and wildlife photographers, and for good reason. Dramatic, jagged mountain peaks rise high over colonies consisting of millions of peng… [+20436 chars]
