Stardust and Comet Tails
Heading for its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on December 19 comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains […]
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Caused Nebraska Child’s Death, Health Officials Say by ...
Such infections are rare. From 2012 to 2021, only 31 cases were reported in the U.S., according to […]
Saturn: 1993 2022
Saturn is the most distant planet of the Solar System easily visible to the unaided eye. With this […]
The Megalodon Was Bigger, Faster and Even Hungrier by Asher ...
A 3-D model developed by researchers suggests that the extinct megashark was fiercer than paleontologists previously imagined. Published: […]
Full Moon Perseids
The annual Perseid meteor shower was near its peak on August 13. As planet Earth crossed through streams […]
Stargate Milky Way
There is a huge gate of stars in the sky, and you pass through it twice a day. […]
A Meteor Wind over Tunisia
Does the Earth ever pass through a wind of meteors? Yes, and they are frequently visible as meteor […]
Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s ...
Invasive species can damage the ecosystems they wind up in. But in parts of the world, endangered predators […]
The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
The North America nebula on the sky can do what the North America continent on Earth cannot — […]
4000 Exoplanets
Over 4000 planets are now known to exist outside our Solar System. Known as exoplanets, this milestone was […]