Earth’s Oldest Asteroid Impact Found in Australia by KATHERINE KORNEI
The cataclysm, which occurred roughly 2.2 billion years ago, might have catapulted the planet out of an ice […]
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Alone on a Mountaintop, Awaiting a Very Hard Rain by ...
Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved […]
How Fast Can a Human Run? by RANDALL MUNROE
Two legs are good. Four legs might be better. Published: January 21, 2020 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science […]
The Freshwater Giants Are Dying by RACHEL NUWER
Overharvesting and habitat loss endanger most of the world’s freshwater “megafauna.” But many species may yet be saved. […]
Parker: Sounds of the Solar Wind
What does the solar wind sound like? A wind of fast moving particles blows out from our Sun, […]
Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses in Australia by ...
Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being […]
Quadrantid Meteors through Orion
Why are these meteor trails nearly parallel? Because they were all shed by the same space rock and […]
SpaceX’s Explosive Test May Launch Year of Renewed Human Spaceflight ...
A NASA program could be ready to launch astronauts to orbit once again, and the number of people […]
SpaceX Launch Live Updates: Awaiting Safety Test That Will Destroy ...
To prove it is safe for astronauts, the company will test its Crew Dragon capsule’s rescue system. Published: […]
Sync your calendar with the solar system by MICHAEL ROSTON
Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that’s […]