An Asteroid Has Been Named After Freddie Mercury
We will, we will space rock you. Continue reading An Asteroid Has Been Named After Freddie Mercury
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Forget Nessie, the ‘Storr Lochs Monster’ Is Scotland’s Real Jurassic Predator
The newest addition to Scotland’s growing collection of awesome ichthyosaur specimens. Continue reading Forget Nessie, the ‘Storr Lochs Monster’ Is Scotland’s Real Jurassic Predator
Ceres Is Home to an Ice Volcano Half the Size of Everest
Read on to find out why NASA said, verbatim, that ‘Ceres was once occupied by a dragon.” Continue reading Ceres Is Home to an Ice Volcano Half the Size of Everest
NASA’s Juno Orbiter Sends Back the First Images of Jupiter’s North Pole
“This image is hardly recognizable as Jupiter.” Continue reading NASA’s Juno Orbiter Sends Back the First Images of Jupiter’s North Pole
The Oldest Fossils Ever Found Date Back 3.7 Billion Years
Earth was down to host life even in its tumultuous infancy. Continue reading The Oldest Fossils Ever Found Date Back 3.7 Billion Years
Paleontologists Find a Rare Type of Pterosaur Near Vancouver Island
Giant pterosaurs may hog the spotlight, but here’s why the little guys deserve some love. Continue reading Paleontologists Find a Rare Type of Pterosaur Near Vancouver Island
NASA Is Studying Alaska’s Creepy Bubbling Lakes from Space
Satellites monitor the melting Alaskan permafrost in NASA’s ABoVE project. Continue reading NASA Is Studying Alaska’s Creepy Bubbling Lakes from Space
The Best and Worst College Campuses for Sexual Health, Ranked
Just in time for back to school season, some sobering data on college sex. Continue reading The Best and Worst College Campuses for Sexual Health, Ranked
Watch a Comet Outburst from the Rosetta Orbiter’s Perspective
“Catching an event like this was pure luck.” Continue reading Watch a Comet Outburst from the Rosetta Orbiter’s Perspective
China Plans to Send this Bad Boy to Mars in 2020
The 2020s are shaping up to be a busy and diverse era in Martian surface exploration. Continue reading China Plans to Send this Bad Boy to Mars in 2020