On dusty, dry, arid Mars, the landscape is stark and bare. No oceans or lakes, no forests, certainly no cities....
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The cosmic object we’ve called LP 40-365 and presumed to be a star up until now, is not actually a...
In the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it seems two interplanetary visitors have made themselves at home. 203 Pompeja...
In June 2015, we were treated to a spectacle. A black hole 7,800 light-years away awoke from a nap to...
A star just 35 light-years away has been found to host a number of rocky exoplanets, and one that has...
Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days gotten...
According to theory, if you smash two photons together hard enough, you can generate matter: an electron-positron pair, the conversion...
With a seven-meter wingspan, and a mouth bristling with fangs, a newly discovered pterosaur would have ruled the skies over...
When you’re swimming in a large body of water, calculating its volume or discerning the locations of distant floating objects...
Clouds of electrons blooming in deep space have been revealed in a whole new level of detail, showing cosmic phenomena...
An ancient fragment of clay tablet dating back to 3,700 years ago, during the Old Babylonian period, contains what is...
Birds’ nests are snug little places: safe, warm, and lined with soft materials to keep the vulnerable babies comfortable and...
