In May, NASA scientists said the Voyager 1 spacecraft was sending back inaccurate data from its altitude-control system. The mysterious glitch is still ongoing, according to the mission's engineering… [+4599 chars]
Mars rovers may have to dig deeper to find signs of ancient life. New research shows that certain protein-building amino acids that could be evidence of ancient life on Mars are more susceptible t… [+4984 chars]
The only almost completely intact Genyornis eggshell ever discovered. It was located by N. Spooner and collected by Gifford H. Miller, South Australia. The presence of four puncture wounds on the egg… [+5363 chars]
Stanleycaris hirpex. Credit: Sabrina Cappelli © Royal Ontario Museum An ancient radiodont predator with three eyes reveals key information about the evolution of the arthropod body plan. New resear… [+6607 chars]
Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS was captured on June 18, 2022 in constellation Ophiuchus at magnitude 9.7. (Image credit: John Chumack/galacticimages.com) A megacomet glows in the dark in this long-exposu… [+2449 chars]
Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur species in Argentina and it has a big skull and little arms, much like a T. rex. The meat-eating species, Meraxes gigas, was detailed in a study publis… [+1364 chars]