The View Toward M101
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier’s famous catalog, but definitely […]
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Gassy Earthquakes Near Istanbul May Pose New Risks to Region ...
Scientists have found that tremors near Turkey’s largest city were caused by underground gases, which could have implications […]
An Ancient Horse Is Unearthed in a Utah Backyard by ...
Paleontologists recently determined that a skeleton discovered during a landscaping project belonged to a horse from the Pleistocene […]
Sync your calendar with the solar system by Unknown Author
Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that’s […]
Moon Halo over Stone Circle
Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? This fairly common sight occurs when high thin clouds […]
Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near Antarctica by KAREN WEINTRAUB
Pregnancy rates in the southern oceans are high, according to a study that showed the species is rebounding, […]
Augmented Reality: Explore InSight, NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars by ...
On Saturday, the InSight spacecraft will head to Mars to listen for marsquakes and study the planet’s structure. […]
The Aurora and the Sunrise
On the International Space Station (ISS), you can only admire an aurora until the sun rises. Then the […]
How Sunflowers Follow the Sun, Day After Day by JOANNA ...
New research has revealed that the plant’s internal clock and ability to detect light work together to allow […]
Mars InSight: NASA’s Journey Into the Red Planet’s Deepest Mysteries ...
The newest mission to Mars is to launch on Saturday morning. It will search for marsquakes and try […]