An asteroid up to three times larger than a blue whale will zoom past Earth on Monday (June 6) at more than 16,000 mph (26,000 km/h),according to NASA (opens in new tab). The asteroid , named 202… [+2274 chars]
Enlarge/ Tiny samples of the Hypatia stone next to a small coin. Rare type Ia supernovas are some of the most energetic events in the universe. Researchers found a consistent pattern of 15 elements i… [+3005 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as Ross 508. The newly found alien world, which received designation Ros… [+3414 chars]
A team of researchers at Harvard University, has developed a way to create ultracold polyatomic molecules by trapping and cooling them in three dimensions. In their paper published in the journal Nat… [+2534 chars]
Opening a bottle of champagne traditionally marks the beginning of a festive celebration. Following the fun pop of the cork, a fizz of bubbles releases into the air, and finally, there is the pleasan… [+3065 chars]
Do you remember the first time you saw a creature and thought, I may never see this kind of creature again? I remember seeing Scottish wildcats at a wildlife center when I was a kid and being told … [+6647 chars]
