The SpaceX Dragon robotic cargo capsule returns to Earth today (April 15) after a month of…
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Release ESA juice on a cosmic treasure hunt
The European Space Agency’s newest interplanetary mission, Juice, blasted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from…
A study finds that Newborn Earth made its own water
A new study finds that, contrary to the popular theory that icy comets or asteroids delivered…
The first image of a black hole looks like a ‘skinny’ cake
(CNN) The first image ever taken of a black hole is now looking much clearer. Originally…
The oldest known bat skeletons shed light on the evolution of flying mammals
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – The two oldest known fossil bat skeletons discovered in southwestern Wyoming…
NASA’s innovative Mars helicopter completes 50th flight
Perseverance recently completed exploration of “Foel Drygarn,” a science target that may contain hydrated silica (which…
The researchers used machine learning to improve the first image of a black hole
The researchers used machine learning to sharpen a previously released image of the black hole. As…
Ancient formations wrapped around the Earth’s core have been discovered
Members of the scientific community have been fascinated by the structure of the Earth beneath our…
China wants to start using lunar soil to build lunar bases as early as this decade
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to start building a lunar base using lunar soil within five…
Groundbreaking new dark matter map validates Einstein’s theory of general relativity
Researchers used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope to create this new map of dark matter. Orange regions…