Watch the Discovery of a Long-Lost WWII Cruiser, the USS Helena
The ship was torpedoed and sunk in July 1943. Continue reading Watch the Discovery of a Long-Lost WWII Cruiser, the USS Helena
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These Alien Diamonds Belonged to a Lost Mars-Sized World
Earth survived the solar system’s tumultuous infancy more or less intact. Other planets were not so lucky. Continue reading These Alien Diamonds Belonged to a Lost Mars-Sized World
Nobody Knows How This Part of Mars Exploded
New images of Ismenia Patera deepen the mystery of its origins. Continue reading Nobody Knows How This Part of Mars Exploded
The Advanced Plant Habitat Welcomes Its First Crop on the Space Station
The space wheat represents “the first true foray into studies involving space-based agricultural cycles.” Continue reading The Advanced Plant Habitat Welcomes Its First Crop on the Space Station
NASA Just Dropped Its Most Detailed Video Tour of the Moon Yet
Thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, high-resolution imagery of our closest neighboring world is more accessible than ever. Continue reading NASA Just Dropped Its Most Detailed Video Tour of the Moon Yet
Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says
The supermassive black hole at the galactic core seems to have an abundance of smaller black hole friends. Continue reading Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says
The ‘Path of the Jaguar’ Aims to Secure this Big Cat’s Enormous Range
Jaguars are increasingly isolated due to habitat fragmentation. Environmentalists, scientists, and locals are working to secure their free passage across over a dozen countries. Continue reading The ‘Path of the Jaguar’ Aims to Secure this Big Cat’s Enormous Range
Watch These Scientists Remotely Operate a Space Garbage Robot
Why we need space-based litter police. Continue reading Watch These Scientists Remotely Operate a Space Garbage Robot
How ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Anticipated the Rise of the Ancient Aliens Meme
1968 was a landmark year for chalking up all the cool stuff ancient peoples did to extraterrestrial encounters. Continue reading How ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Anticipated the Rise of the Ancient Aliens Meme
At Nine Billion Light Years, ‘Icarus’ Is the Most Distant Star Ever Observed
Thanks to gravitational lensing, astronomers can observe normal stars across colossal stretches of space and time. Continue reading At Nine Billion Light Years, ‘Icarus’ Is the Most Distant Star Ever Observed