Asteroids have crashed on Earth many times in the past. They have crashed onto our moon too. However, these asteroid strikes happened long ago when humanity was not ruling the planet. Now, people cov… [+2783 chars]
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are zooming toward Earth this weekend, with one making its closest approach on Friday (July 29) and the second whizzing by on Saturday (July 30). The first asteroid , … [+2654 chars]
Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend as three meteors are set to light up the Australian skies. Among the three meteors, Piscis Austrinids, Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, the … [+1612 chars]
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior -- such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," the… [+3422 chars]
Our solar system's citrus-colored gas giant, Jupiter, is no stranger to chaos. And earlier this month, NASA's Juno mission captured a mesmerizing snap to prove that point. During the probe's 43rd cl… [+2700 chars]
Space launches, specifically morning space launches, are causing spectacular shining clouds to appear in new places, according to recent research published in the journal Advancing Earth and Space Sc… [+5834 chars]
This guest post was written by Neha Krishnakumar, an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles. Neha is currently a first-year philosophy and communications major, taking a course on… [+4751 chars]
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope remains the most successful observatory in space till date. It has been three decades of Hubble serving and observing space beyond Earth's orbit, stars, planets, galaxie… [+1810 chars]
This breathtaking view, captured by NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope, shows aurora australis, also known as the southern lights. Astronomer Ian Griffin, direc… [+1926 chars]
The nanoindentation technique allows researchers to perform local maps of mechanical properties, which are important to understand the mechanics of artificial and natural structures29,30,31,32,33,35,… [+11603 chars]
When youre asked, Whats up? this weekend, heres your answer: the Long March 5B, a roughly 44,000-pound rocket body thats spiraling toward Earth. But scientists are unsure when and where this debris … [+5614 chars]
Working hypothesis on human evolution says that the ability to use fire in a controlled manner was a major step. The fire gave protection from cold and even led to man cooking his food before consump… [+1486 chars]
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