Massive comet with outbursts of brightness makes its approach toward Sun
Sky watchers may get a once-or maybe twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a comet brighten and dim, while appearing as if it has a pair of devil horns attached, as it…
Giant volcano ‘hidden in plain sight’ discovered on Mars, scientists say
Scientists say they have discovered a giant volcano hidden in plain sight on Mars. The volcano, temporarily named the Noctis, spans 280 miles wide and was discovered alongside a buried…
Whale that vanished from Atlantic over 200 years ago spotted off Massachusetts: ‘Shouldn’t exist’
Scientists from the New England Aquarium (NEA) in Boston were flying off the coast of Nantucket on Friday when they saw a leviathan that has been extinct for over 200…
Two whales wash up in Virginia Beach within days of each other: report
Two dead whales washed ashore in Virginia Beach, Virginia over the last two days, and now marine biologists are working to determine what caused their deaths, according to reports. WAVY…
Four new astronauts visit International Space Station where they will stay for 6 months
Four astronauts blasted off in SpaceX’s Falcon rocket on Sunday as they headed to the International Space Station, where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their…
Who is Galileo Galilei? Italian philosopher who shaped our understanding of the stars
Few figures shine as brightly as Galileo Galilei, an Italian philosopher whose contributions to astronomy revolutionized the understanding of the stars. “Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) has always played a key role…
NASA seeks participants for second year-long Mars mission simulation
NASA is searching for the next four-person crew to participate in a one-year program at Johnson Space Center in Houston, simulating life and conditions on the planet Mars. The mission…
Ancient DNA analysis shows how Scandinavia’s first farmers wiped out hunter-gatherer population
A new study is shedding light on the violent history of Scandinavia which saw multiple waves of mass murder across Denmark in just a thousand years. A team of international…
Scientists suggest our universe is merging with ‘baby universes’ as possible theory of expansion
Astronomers have proposed a new theory to suggest why our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. That our universe is expanding, is in wide agreement, though how exactly that…
NASA goes old school with rocket sending astronauts to the Moon
NASA is bringing back its historic worm logo to decorate the agency’s first crew-bearing rocket being sent to the moon in decades. NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems began painting the bright…