Huge Gas Bubble is Circling the Only Massive Black Hole in Our Galaxy-at 1/3 the Speed of Light
The observations suggest that not only can these gas bubbles be imaged in X-ray and infrared wavelengths, but also radio waves.
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Saturn's Rings Could Have Been Formed By a Missing Moon That Smashed Into Planet 160 Million Years Ago
Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon that smashed to bits to form Saturn's rings.
China's New Moon Rock Samples Contain Beautiful Crystal New to Geology
The phosphate columnar crystal is called Changesite—(Y) after the name of a mythical moon goddess which also gave the mission its name.
Surprise Finding Shows More Planets Could Contain Water -Which Supports Life- Than Previously Believed
A new study suggests that many more planets may have large amounts of water than previously thought-as much as half water and half rock.
Mythical Welsh Kingdom Drowned by the Sea Could Have Existed According to Glacier Research and Famous Map
The earliest surviving map of Great Britain show two islands are depicted in Cardigan Bay in west Wales which no longer exist today.
Evidence of Amputation in Prehistoric Times Shows Patient Surviving for a Decade-Proves Medical Expertise Existed
It is the oldest evidence of surgical limb amputation and pre-dates the previous record by an astonishing 24,000 years.
Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought
Droughts aren't all bad. Sometimes the receding of rivers reveals amazing things, such as the tracks of a giant dinosaur from 113m years ago.
NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide-the Building Block of Life-in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for First Time
For all the grief carbon dioxide gets down here on Earth, its detection in the atmosphere of an exoplanet has scientists elated.
Archaeologists Found a Perfectly Preserved 1,500 Year-old Arrow Inside a Glacier
Glaciers and other perennial ice sheets are gold mines for artifacts, as the items are often perfectly preserved.
U.S. Destroyer Sunk in WWI Found After Being Torpedoed 105-Years Ago - LOOK
A team of experienced warship divers were able to locate the missing vessel on August 11th, 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.
Rare Singing Hummingbird Unexpectedly Rediscovered in Colombia Cloaked in Iridescent Blue and Green
A blue and green hummingbird species was rediscovered in Colombia after scientists had recorded zero sightings for over 13 years.
New DNA From a Tooth Confirms Famous Wild Ponies in Maryland Descended From Spanish Shipwreck
The mystery of how wild feral horses got onto Assateague island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia has remained a mystery-until now.
Scientists Make History With Discovery That Will Help Save America's Great Coral Reef
The discovery is just one of several scientific milestones accomplished by The Florida Aquarium in their quest to preserve regional coral reefs.
Scientists 'Elated' After Finding Massive Coral Reef-The First Reef to Be Discovered in 120 Years
Australian scientists are delighted over their discovery of the massive reef which was found in the Great Barrier Reef earlier this week.
Gigantic 438-Year-old Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in 'Excellent Condition'
A huge 438-year-old coral has been discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in great condition, exciting researchers.
Scientists Find Giant Pristine Coral Reef Undiscovered Near Tahiti, With Clues There Are More
Researchers find one of the largest coral reefs in the world near Tahiti, with pristine rose-shaped corals stretching 2 miles.
When Antibiotics Failed, She Found a Natural Enemy of Superbug Bacteria to Save Husband's Life
Her husband was dying from a bacterial superbug, but Steffanie Strathdee, an epidemiologist, found the needle in a haystack to cure him.
Scientists Had Never Seen This Elusive Whale Alive-Until Now
While carcasses had been examined, living Sat's beaked whales had never been seen, but are now thought to travel to warmer climates sometimes
Astronomers Detect Radio Pattern 'Like a Heartbeat' From a Galaxy Far Away
Astronomers detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that flashes with surprising regularity-like a heartbeat.
Botanical Researchers Are 'Thrilled' After Discovering an Oak Tree Once Thought to Be Extinct
A lone tree standing about 30 feet-tall in Big Bend Nat'l Park is an oak once thought to be extinct (Q. tardifolia) for over a decade.
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