The Sun’s Closest Neighbor Has Its Own Earth-Sized World
“The search for life on Proxima b comes next.” Continue reading The Sun’s Closest Neighbor Has Its Own Earth-Sized World
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The First Photographs of the Earth from the Moon Were Taken 50 Years Ago Today
Lunar Orbiter 1 snapped the original “Earthrise” shot. Continue reading The First Photographs of the Earth from the Moon Were Taken 50 Years Ago Today
DNA Analysis Reveals the Fashion Sense of a 5,300-Year-Old Mummy
Here’s your fashion guide to the Copper Age. Continue reading DNA Analysis Reveals the Fashion Sense of a 5,300-Year-Old Mummy
This Submersible Is Designed to Explore an Alien Sea
EurEx offers a new approach to exploring the solar system’s most tantalizing moon. Continue reading This Submersible Is Designed to Explore an Alien Sea
The Brave Bitches Who First Orbited Earth and Lived to Bark About It
Laika may have been the first animal to orbit the Earth, but Belka and Strelka were the first to survive the journey. Continue reading The Brave Bitches Who First Orbited Earth and Lived to Bark About It
Watch Wild Manul Kittens Playing in Mongolia; Be Changed
Manul cats are like a cross between an Ewok and a Furby. Continue reading Watch Wild Manul Kittens Playing in Mongolia; Be Changed
How Cold War Nukes Helped Scientists Find the Longest-Lived Vertebrate
There might be Greenland sharks alive today that were born in Shakespeare’s time. Continue reading How Cold War Nukes Helped Scientists Find the Longest-Lived Vertebrate
These Ancient Sharks Pooped Out Their Own Babies Through Corkscrew Buttholes
Bats Crash Into Each Other All the Time, High-Speed Cameras Reveal
Hey, I’m flyin’ here. Continue reading Bats Crash Into Each Other All the Time, High-Speed Cameras Reveal
Watch a Comet Crash Into the Goddamn Sun
A comet traveling faster than any object in the solar system was just ripped apart by the Sun. Continue reading Watch a Comet Crash Into the Goddamn Sun