Two Comets and a Star Cluster
Two unusual spots are on the move near the famous Pleiades star cluster. Shifting only a small amount […]
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Concept Plane: Supersonic Green Machine
What will passenger airplanes be like in the future? To help brainstorm desirable and workable attributes, NASA sponsors […]
Arming China’s Terracotta Warriors — With Your Phone by JON ...
At an exhibit at the Franklin Institute, visitors will be able to use an app on their phones […]
Portrait of NGC 281
Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and you might miss the stars of open cluster […]
The Elusive Giant Coconut-Cracking Rat of the Solomon Islands by ...
A chance encounter with a falling tree let scientists finally confirm the existence of a legendary rodent species […]
The Perils of Peanut Butter by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
How clean does a jar for your sandwich spread need to be for recycling efforts? Published: September 29, […]
Rosetta’s Lost Picture From Moments Before It Struck a Comet ...
One year after the spacecraft dived into Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, it gave scientists a gift from beyond the grave. […]
Who’s Eating Jellyfish? Penguins, That’s Who by STEPH YIN
Researchers attached miniature video cameras to four penguin species and found that each was a jellyvore, even when […]
The Evolutionary Event That Gave You Pumpkins and Squash by ...
About 100 million years ago, the genome of a melon-like fruit copied itself, leading to fruits now associated […]
Elon Musk Set to Update His Plans for Colonizing Mars ...
Mr. Musk is likely to describe a scaled down rocket and a more plausible business plan for getting […]