Measuring the expansion rate of the universe was one of the Hubble Space Telescope's main goals when it was launched in 1990. Over the past 30 years, the space observatory has helped scientists disc… [+4830 chars]
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun and one of two "ice giants" in our solar system . The cold, blue planet is about 30 times farther away from the sun than Earth and takes around 165 Earth … [+6947 chars]
After four years of digging for fossils in a churchyard in York, Pennsylvania, amateur paleontologist Chris Haefner made an intriguing find. "I knew it was worth keeping," he said. He posted his disc… [+6898 chars]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University and Dennis Mücher, University of Guelph(T… [+7156 chars]
The federal government is alerting drivers about alternating lane closures of the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge Tuesday through Friday due to maintenance work. Between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, one or… [+519 chars]
On July 24, 1966, NASA launched the Passive Geodetic Earth Orbit Satellite (PAGEOS) satellite, and it would forever make history. This incredible satellite served as a tracking target, connecting 46… [+3046 chars]
NASA's next-generation space observatory successfully watched a moving asteroid as the telescope inches towards the end of its six-month commissioning period. The successful tracking of a nearby obj… [+4282 chars]
It might be hard to fathom now, but the human exploration of the solar system isn't going to stop at the moon and Mars. Eventually, our descendants will spread throughout the solar systemfor those in… [+4357 chars]
NASA is planning a mission to demonstrate the ability to repair and upgrade satellites in Earth orbit. The mission, called OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1), will send a robo… [+9450 chars]
In a 2018 study, Carell and his team reported that the classic nucleotides and the noncanonical nucleotides likely all evolved at the same time before the dawn of life. Some of those in transfer and … [+4348 chars]
Hold on tight. China's Mars rover, the Zhurong, was put into safe mode in light of a Martian dust storm, according to a state-run media report. Crucially, this could put China's crown jewel of Mart… [+2851 chars]
