8-Year-old Girl Gets to Chat with Orbiting Astronaut Using Dad's Ham Radio
Dragging Isabella out of bed, a brief opportunity to hail American astronaut Kjell Lindgren was not to be missed.
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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.
New Evidence Shows Giant Meteorites Created the Seven Continents Upon Impact With Earth
New research suggests the seven continents were created by giant meteorite impacts—similar to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. They happened more than three-and-a-half billion years ago, before life on Earth began— so the discovery sheds fresh light on evolution. Scientists analyzed a mineral called zircon, the microscopic grains of which act like a ‘geological […]
Look For the Perseid Meteor Shower and Spectacular Saturn Show This Week
The Perseid meteor shower will heat up this week alongside a Saturn show that happens as it arrives nearest to Earth this year,
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.
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA's Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
NASA is launching the Lucy Mission which will travel to the Trojan Asteroids hoping to uncover the earliest histories of our solar system.
Researchers Solve Mystery of Scattered Black Glass in Chilean Desert - it Was Made by an Exploding Comet
A vast swath of dark rocky glass in a Chilean desert was a mystery until researchers found it was an exploding comet that melted the sand below.
World's Oldest Martian Meteorite is Traced to the Precise Crater Where it Originated
Using machine learning and a super computer, researchers have discovered exactly where the striking "Black Beauty" meteorite came from.
Everything Needed to Make RNA and DNA Has Been Found in Asteroids and Meteorites
All five "nucleobases" have been found in asteroids, which when combined with sugar and phosphate, can create genetic code.
Astronomers Think They've Detected a 'Dark' Free-Floating Black Hole For the First Time
Astronomers at University of California - Berkeley think they've detected a 'dark' free-floating black hole for the first time.
Largest Explosion Ever Seen is Captured by Astronomers: Nothing on this Scale Witnessed Before
It was10 times brighter than any known supernova, and 3 times brighter than the most radiant tidal disruption event.
Black Holes Chew Up Wayward Stars Like Messy Toddlers-Taking a Few Bites Before Flinging Leftovers Across the Galaxy
Black holes are a bit like a messy toddlers when they swallow up wayward stars-taking a few bites before flinging leftovers across the galaxy.
Astronomers Solve the 60-Year Mystery of Quasars - the Most Powerful Objects in the Universe
Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars - the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe.
3,000 Orbiter Images Produce Unprecedented Atlas of Mars-Perfect for the Wall of a Bedroom or Classroom
It's amazing to have an image of the second-best-researched planet in the solar system displayed in the same way we all picture our own world
Mars Rover Discovers Liquid Salt Water on the Red Planet For the First Time
Identified in salty crusts on sand dunes, this is the first occasion where evidence of liquid water has been found on our neighboring planet.
See 40 Shooting Stars Per Hour Under the Aquariid Meteor Shower in May Night Sky
On the pre-dawn hours of May 7th, the Earth will pass through the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower, when 40 meteors may be seen per hour.
Photographer Captures Jaw-Dropping Mysterious Spiral Over the Aurora with a Simple Explanation-(LOOK)
A spiral of pale blue light began to form in the distance, growing ever larger and coming ever closer to the man holding his camera.
Hubble Sees a Possible Runaway Black Hole Creating a Trail of Stars
The trail was so unusual that scientists originally dismissed it as the result of a malfunction, but follow-up spectroscopic observations it.
NASA is Offering $25,000 for Pieces of a Meteorite that Just Fell in Maine
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a $25,000 reward for the recovery of any pieces 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) or larger.
Webb Telescope Reveals Yet More Details Never-Before-Seen in Cassiopeia - An Exploding Star
The "Green Monster" in the middle of the shot-an ode to Fenway Park in Boston, is something that scientists don't know what to make of.
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