Polka Dots on Mars: NASA Spots Unusual Circles of Sand
This would fit right in with ’80s fashion. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. Turns out Mars may have a sense…
Scientists reveal new clues about historic Tycho supernova
International scientists have uncovered new clues about the supernova remnant called Tycho. The findings shed light on how conditions in the shock waves caused by titantic stellar explosions – known…
NASA Mars Rover Has a New Pet Rock Along for the Ride
The Perseverance rover picked up a fresh rocky hitchhiker in late February. I boosted the fill light on the raw image to better show the rock inside the wheel in…
Wild Webb Telescope Image Shows the Same Galaxy 3 Times
The cloudy-looking area off to the right reveals three different views of the same background galaxy. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Kelly The James Webb Space Telescope has pulled off…
Here’s when popular DC cherry blossoms are forecast to peak
The National Park Service said Wednesday that peak bloom for the world-famous Washington, D.C., cherry trees around the Tidal Basin and the Washington Monument is predicted to fall between March…
Scientists Map an Unexplored Corridor of Egypt’s Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays
A corridor leading into the Great Pyramid of Giza — not the one mapped today, mind you. Getty/Diy13 The Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of Egypt’s famous landmarks, has…
Hundreds of dead fish wash ashore Florida beaches
Southwest Florida beaches are littered with various sizes of fish and eels– all dead– that washed ashore following a red tide that has been reported along the once pristine beaches.…
How to Brush Moon Dust Off Your Boots
Dealing with moon dust is worse than dealing with packing peanuts, basically. Getty Images In 2025, NASA plans to land a crew of humans on the moon for the first…
Piece of long-lost SS Savannah wreckage likely found on NY Fire Island shore
A piece of the SS Savannah was likely found on a New York shoreline following Tropical Storm Ian last fall. After becoming the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
How to See Venus and Jupiter Cozy Up in the Sky Tonight
NASA’s illustration shows the closeness of Jupiter and Venus looking west about 45 minutes after sunset on March 1. NASA Venus and Jupiter are making beautiful music together in the…