NASA's Mars Helicopter Just Flew For The Second Time
When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took off for the first time on Mars on April 19th it was a history-making moment. No manmade spacecraft had ever…
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NASA Just Shared New Images Of What Its Gateway Will Look Like
When NASA sent astronauts to the Moon decades ago it did so using a pretty straightforward approach. After being launched into space by a rocket,…
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New Research Reveals That The T. Rex Was Much Less Scary Than We Thought
Remember that scene in Jurassic Park where the Tyrannosaurus rex chases down a Jeep? The vehicle was moving quite fast but the massive beast was…
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NASA Just Released An Enhanced Video Of Its Mars Helicopter
NASA's Mars helicopter accomplished an incredible first this week by taking flight on the Red Planet. It's the first time that a manmade aircraft took…
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Tyrannosaurs Hunted In Packs, Making Them Even More Terrifying
It's hard to imagine an ancient creature that would terrify you more than a tyrannosaur. The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex is the most icon of all…
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Russia's Talk Of Leaving The ISS Makes So Much More Sense Now
NASA may have been a bit blindsided this week when its partner, Russia's Roscosmos, revealed that it was going to decide whether or not it…
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NASA Will Soon Have The Technology To Bust The Biggest Polluters
Major polluters beware: NASA is watching. The space agency is best known for its exploits in exploring our solar system but NASA also spends a…
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Russia To Decide Whether To Quit The International Space Station
The International Space Station has its name for a reason. The orbiting laboratory has hosted astronauts from all over the globe during its many years…
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Feast Your Eyes On The Most Incredible Video From Mars You'll Ever See
NASA's Mars helicopter took flight on the Red Planet early this morning in a first-of-its-kind demonstration of a manmade aircraft sustaining powered flight on another…
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This 'super-Earth' Seems Lovely, Until You Look Up
Earth is great, but what if it were bigger? So-called "super-Earths" are rocky worlds like our own but are several times bigger, and could offer…
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Took Flight And Lived To Tell The Tale
History was made today, though you probably didn't realize it. After all, it was made on another planet. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter — a small machine…
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Avoid This Hand Sanitizer At All Costs
A huge recall of hand sanitizer that was originally issued back in late March but has since seen an expansion to include even more lots…
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This Massive Dinosaur Footprint Was Found Completely By Accident
Finding fossils that have remained hidden for 165 million years takes a lot of time, research, and usually plenty of digging. These ancient artifacts are…
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New Study Estimates Shocking Number Of T. Rexes In Earth's History
If you hear the word "dinosaur," there's a good chance that an image of a Tyrannosaurus rex flashes in your mind. That's a credit to…
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Scientists Create Human-Monkey Hybrid Embryos In A Lab
"Has science gone too far?" has become something of a meme of late. People post the question sarcastically on images of homemade Oreos with cream…
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Here's What NASA's Asteroid Probe Did To Space Rock Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is now in a holding pattern after a lengthy mission that visited the space rock known as Bennu. The probe is…
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Scientists Are Now Playing God With Mosquitoes
Preventing illnesses in humans is a high priority for scientists that devote their lives to finding cures and techniques that keep people healthy, but sometimes…
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Noisy Humans Are Preventing Forests From Regrowing
Humans are great (well, that's debatable) but we're also super noisy. Think about all of the noise we make with our vehicles, machines, various types…
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UAE Hires Japanese Firm To Launch Its Moon Rover In 2022
A whole lot of science news has been focused on Mars as of late, and for good reason, but let's not forget that Earth's own…
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NASA's Mars InSight Lander May Be In Deep Trouble
Of all the missions that NASA has sent to Mars over the past decade, the InSight lander might be the one that has caused the…
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Neanderthal Kids Were Just As Obnoxious As Human Children
Neanderthals don't exist anymore, and while there is a lot of debate over how they died out and what role our species of human ancestors…
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Study Warns That We Might Mess Up When Searching For Life In Space
In the world of astronomy, there would be no bigger accomplishment than finding life on a planet outside of Earth. We know there's no intelligent…
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NASA Now Knows What Went Wrong With Its Mars Helicopter
All eyes were on Mars this past weekend when NASA had scheduled the first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter. It was supposed to be a…
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A Glacier In Alaska Is Moving 100 Times Faster Than It Should
Nature can be unpredictable at times, but some things are more reliable than others. Spring (usually) brings a lot of rain, birds migrate to warmer…
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This Dying Galaxy Is Strangely Beautiful
There is a beginning and an end to everything. We often measure time in terms of how long our species tend to live, and over…
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Two Dozen Monkeys Escape German Zoo, Attempt To Return To Nature
Whenever you see news of animals breaking out of a zoo there's always a hint of fear. Nobody wants their dog to be attacked in…
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This Spot Robot Has Been Modified To Pee Beer
Back in the 1950s, robots that could navigate on their own were nothing but science fiction. The idea that a robot could open a door…
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