A Sharper Picture of Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons ...
The spacecraft captured the image when it was 4,200 miles from the object in the solar system’s distant […]
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‘This Could Be the End’ for NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover ...
The agency has received only silence from the intrepid explorer since contact was lost during a global dust […]
How Long Is a Day on Saturn? by NADIA DRAKE
The answer was hiding in the planet’s rings. Published: January 25, 2019 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science Read […]
Moon Struck
Craters produced by ancient impacts on the airless Moon have long been a familiar sight. But only since […]
And You Thought the Platypus Was Odd by NICHOLAS ST. ...
“When I first saw it, I just said ‘What?!’ and didn’t speak for a while,” said one of […]
Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor
Fans of planet Earth probably recognize the Matterhorn in the foreground of this night skyscape. Famed in mountaineering […]
During the Lunar Eclipse, Something Slammed Into the Moon by ...
A flash spotted on livestreams was likely caused by the crash of a tiny, fast-moving meteoroid left behind […]
Orion over the Austrian Alps
Do you recognize this constellation? Through the icicles and past the mountains is Orion, one of the most […]
Where Sloths Find These Branches, Their Family Trees Expand by ...
A study showed that when some animals find a crucial resource, they can survive in changing environments and […]
3 Newborn Endangered Right Whales Seen After Year With No ...
The sighting this winter of newborn whales off the coasts of Florida and Georgia is being greeted with […]