Reading time: 2 minutes – detected independent Why does the mighty T-Rex, with his terrifying personality and sharp teeth, have ridiculously small arms? Researchers have been grappling with this que… [+2118 chars]
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A team of scientists from South Carolina and Alabama have discovered a new shark species that lived nearly 30 million years ago thanks to the discovery of the animal's teeth that ar… [+1141 chars]
Saturn’s famous rings will eventually disappear – and we have a good idea when. The stunning belts of ice, rock and dust are slowly breaking apart. And it’s believed that we’re just a few hundred m… [+4742 chars]
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Rocket Labs Electron launch vehicle lifts off into the skies over New Zealand, sending two BlackSky satellites into orbit. Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. played a supporting role in the mission. (Jos… [+4201 chars]
Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate in the search for life. The frozen moon has a subsurface ocean, and evidence indicates it's warm, salty, and rich in life-enabling chemistry. New research … [+8759 chars]
Mid-April is the real opening of meteor season, thanks to improving weather and a long spell of quieter skies in the months before. The peak of this years Lyrid meteor shower will open on Thursday,… [+3559 chars]
Many scientists see satellites and telescopes as a resource that they can take advantage of to carry out research that extends beyond the confines of our planet, always with the aim of finding answer… [+1987 chars]
The atmospheric Ozone has undergone distinct changes during the second half of the twentieth century. The effect of these changes on ocean heat uptake has been unclear. A new study by the University… [+2475 chars]
The European Space Agency's Mars Express mission has revealed more details about the planets' diverse surface features. New views captured by the mission uncover fascinating ice-related features in t… [+2029 chars]
Growing up in the Bronx during the 1960s and '70s, one of my mentors in astronomy was Dr. Kenneth L. Franklin, Chairman and chief scientist at New York's Hayden Planetarium, who wrote about celestial… [+6219 chars]
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently spotted Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of the Red Planet from space. The pictures were captured by the HiRISE camera aboar… [+1615 chars]