A cosmic crime scene has revealed the gory details of black holes' eating habits. In a new study, astronomers studied a supermassive black hole 's destruction of a star , revealing how these cosmi… [+5871 chars]
Lets be honest : Penguins are a little, well, weird. Theyre flightless birds that waddle around on the coldest reaches of planet Earth, but they can also dive to impressive depths below the ocean's … [+6235 chars]
Before Earth existed, there were minerals. Some stood witness as the solar nebula stashed stardust and meteorites coalesced to form our rocky abode. But the centuries-old system for classifying miner… [+6190 chars]
Researchers are discovering that an uncommon disease epidemic in Antarctic fish may be caused by climate change. John Postlethwait and Thomas Desvignes, two scientists from the University of Oregon, … [+2889 chars]
Before Earth existed, there were minerals. Some stood witness as the solar nebula stashed stardust and meteorites coalesced to form our rocky abode. But the centuries-old system for classifying miner… [+6190 chars]
In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single "normal" stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers from the Autonomous University o… [+3091 chars]
NASA has taken to its blog to announce that Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully transported thousands of pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies to the ISS. SpaceX's Dragon capsule arriv… [+955 chars]
ByUniversity of Central FloridaJuly 20, 2022 There are almost 30,000 known asteroids according to the Center for Near Earth Studies. While few pose an immediate threat, there is a chance one of sign… [+7405 chars]
The 3D reconstruction of the skull trapped inside a rock, which belongs to the newfound species Mamorerpeton wakei. (Image credit: Marc Jones) (opens in new tab)A bizarre, newly discovered species … [+4647 chars]
Paleontology is undergoing a new renaissance. Since the mid-20th century, genomics has become the main focus of evolutionary biology. But the last few decades have shown how the study of fossils can … [+5814 chars]
NASA hopes to get its moon megarocket off the ground as soon as late August. NASA is working toward three "placeholder" launch dates for Artemis 1, an uncrewed test flight around the moon that serve… [+5135 chars]
The Milky Way is dominated by dustand a new map of it will make it easier to both investigate it ... [+] and avoid it. getty Space is a dusty place. Really dusty. Its so dusty than weve now got a … [+1858 chars]