Science

This Mars Rock Looks Like a Funky Chicken, and I Love It

Curiosity's mast-mounted camera snapped this goofy rock on Jan. 28, 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS This story is part of Welcome to Mars,…

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Bright Green Comet on 50,000-Year Journey Is Passing Earth Right Now

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now's the time to look for Comet C/2022 E3…

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ESA Tackles Space Junk Issue With ‘Angel Wings’ for Satellites

An artist's impression of what the space sail looks like as it's deployed from its jack-in-the-box container. ESA As futuristic…

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Bird Rescue Group Saves Pink Pigeon, Begs Public to Not Dye Birds

This domestic bird was found in a park in New York City. Phyllis Tseng/Wild Bird Fund The rescue of an…

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NASA Traces Webb Space Telescope Glitch to Galactic Cosmic Ray

Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/NASA GSFC, CIL Space will throw you for a loop, even if you're one of the fanciest and…

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Scientists Discover 319-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Brain

This artist's rendering shows what Coccocephalus wildi might have looked like back when it lived over 300 million years ago.…

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Video shows ‘mysterious’ whirlpool spiral flying over Hawaii sky

A strange spiral was caught on video over Hawaii on Jan. 18. The official Twitter account of the Subaru Telescope on…

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Bright Green Comet on 50,000-Year Journey Passes Earth This Week

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now's the time to look for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as…

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NASA captures photo of ‘bear’s face’ on the surface of Mars

A strange formation that resembles a bear's face was captured on the surface of the Red Planet by NASA's Mars…

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‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Space Junk Collision Barely Avoided

A NASA illustration shows various bits of space junk in orbit. NASA Low-Earth orbit -- home to satellites, spacecraft and…

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