Astronomers say there’s a chance fragments of a comet could spark a flurry of shooting stars and fireballs Monday night and early Tuesday morning. On the evening of May 30 into the morning of May 31, it’s possible we’ll see the birth of a new …
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Two fires in New Mexico merged to become the largest in state history. We now know both began with controlled burns.
Why it matters
Over 300,000 acres have burned and continue to burn, impacting tens of thousands of re…
US military officials unveiled new footage of UFOs — or what they’re now calling unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP — during a 90-minute committee hearing in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday morning. Deputy Director of Navy Intel…
On Tuesday, for the first time in over half a century, the US Congress will hold a public hearing on UFOs, now officially referred to as unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP.The notion of UFOs and their potential connection to alien intelligence ha…
When NASA sends Artemis astronauts back to the surface of the moon in the coming years, they should be able to grow their own salad. That’s just one of the ramifications of a historic experiment in which scientists used samples of lunar surface mate…
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Extreme wind, warmth and dry conditions are driving large wildfires in the Southwest US with no sign of relief in the weather forecast.
Why it matters
Over 16,000 homes have been evacuated in New Mexico…
SpaceX still sees boots on Mars by 2030 and the rocket that will make the trip heading to orbit for the first time as soon as next month. “We should put people on the surface of Mars… in this decade,” SpaceX President and COO Gynne Shotwell t…
For nearly two centuries, a few dozen families have persisted in the village of Chacon, New Mexico, eking out a humble living in a narrow valley known for both harsh winters and frequent drought. But through generations of struggle, perched at…
In countless superhero movies, characters’ abilities to leap to absurd heights fuel over-the-top fight scenes and strain storylines. Now, researchers have developed a simple robot that can actually scale tall buildings in a single bound. The m…
If you missed last month’s Lyrid meteor shower, our planet is now drifting through another cloud of comet clutter that’s primed to light up the night. The Eta Aquarids take place around this time every year when bits of dust and other detritus…
The crew of the AX-1 mission has returned home.
Axiom Space
The first fully private crew to v…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare, which can be seen in the lower right.
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This artist’s impression shows a white dwarf stealing material from a companion star, triggering a micronova explosion at one of its poles.
Mark Garlick
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Scientists didn’t study how Pokemon Oreos twist compared to the regular cookies.
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The science is in: The creme filling in Oreo cookies is…
This artist’s conception shows how double ridges on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may form over shallow, refreezing water pockets within the ice shell.
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