Science

NASA Perseverance Rover Poses for Delightful Mars Sample Depot Selfie

Perseverance rover poses for a selfie with a sample tube as it builds the first sample depot on another planet.…

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Giant New Iceberg the Size of London Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf

Chasm-1 along the Brunt Ice Shelf finally spawned a fresh giant iceberg in early 2023. BAS Please welcome a new…

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2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Mummy Unwrapped After 100 Years in Museum Basement

The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy,…

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2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden Boy’ Mummy Digitally Unwrapped After a Century

The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy,…

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The Doomsday Clock Explained: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?

The Doomsday Clock in 2021. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists/Thomas Gaulkin Planet Earth has seen it's fair share of horrors…

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NASA’s Webb Might’ve Discovered the Ingredients for Life in a Cold, Dark Cloud

This image by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark…

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Common Type of Asteroid Could Be Very Hard to Destroy, Study Finds

A visualization of asteroid Itokawa, which was visited by the Japanese Hayabusa1 mission.  JAXA/Curtin University It's a trope in science…

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SpaceX Preparing for First Full Test Fire of Its Mega Starship Rocket

A magical, misty moment in Texas as Starship poses on the launchpad in January 2023. SpaceX After over a year…

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Bright Green Comet Passing Earth Is Visible Now In Dark Skies

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

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See 28 Biologists Save a Lone Dolphin by Forming a Human Chain

It took a lot of biologists to escort a dolphin to safety. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Here's a recipe…

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