A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO
One of the most spectacular solar sights is an erupting prominence. In 2011, NASA’s Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamic Observatory […]
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It’s a Lefty! Welcome to the World’s First Crispr Snail ...
Most snails are righties. Now scientists have found genes that make some of them born with shells coiling […]
Boulders on Bennu
An abundance of boulders litters the surface asteroid 101955 Bennu in this dramatic close-up from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. […]
Seeing Red in the Fossil Record by CARA GIAIMO
A discovery in a fossilized mouse could help scientists work out the true colors of dinosaurs and other […]
SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites, Aiming for Internet From Orbit by ...
The payload of 60 satellites could be an important new line of business for the private rocket company. […]
Where Did the Right Whales Go? by KAREN WEINTRAUB
New evidence suggests that the endangered population lost much of a critical food source, but may be stabilizing […]
Can Trump Put NASA Astronauts on the Moon by 2024? ...
While the Artemis program faces obstacles, the administration’s plan could speed the status quo for America’s space program. […]
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May ...
A cache of microscopic fossils from the Arctic hints that fungi reached land long before plants. Published: May […]
How Making Chocolate Is Like Mixing Cement by VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
Researchers delved into the physics of conching, the stirring process that transforms ground cacao into a meltingly smooth […]
Deep Field: Nebulae of Sagittarius
These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields […]