New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
A new study shows Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
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Popular MechanicsScientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
Remains of a Neanderthal who may have roamed the Earth 42,000 years ago offer insight into an isolated people
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Archaeologists Thought They Found Wires Buried on a Farm. It Was Actually Viking Treasure.
The Vikings held silver in high regard, so the find has significant historical value.
- Futurism
NASA Scientists "Howl in Terror" as They Discovered Disastrous Flaw in $5 Billion Spacecraft About to Launch
Ask for the Moon If NASA's Europa Clipper mission launches next month, it will be embarking on a historic scientific objective. The enormous space probe, with solar arrays roughly the length of a basketball court, is destined to travel all the way to Jupiter, where it will examine one of the gas giant's largest moons, […]
- Futurism
Gravity Mapping Detects Large Hidden Structures Under Surface of Mars
A new analysis of Mars' gravitational field has revealed hidden structures buried beneath the remains of an ancient ocean. The work, which was presented this week at the Europlanetary Science Congress in Berlin and will be published as a study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters: Planets, could add to a growing body of evidence […]
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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back
The asteroid, named by the space agency as "2024 ON," is 621,000 miles from Earth
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Webb telescope captures outskirts of Milky Way in 'unprecedented' detail: See photo
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope depicts the "extreme outer galaxy" in unprecedented detail, NASA researchers say.
- Popular Mechanics
Archaeologists Explored the Site of Napoleon’s Final Battle—and Found a Shocking Pit of Bones
The discovery reveals the hidden horrors of one of history’s bloodiest battles.
- The Conversation
Earth’s greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago shows what happens when El Niño gets out of control – new study
We modelled the climate during this period and discovered episodes of intense ocean heating.
- Popular Mechanics
Construction Workers Dug Beneath a High School—and Stumbled Upon 200+ Ancient Species
“It’s the entire ecosystem from an age that’s gone.”
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Earth to get second 'mini-moon': Here's what you need to know
Earth is about to experience a ‘mini-moon’ later this month. But what exactly is it? And will we be able to see it? Here’s everything you need to know.
- Popular Mechanics
The First ‘Zeta-Class’ Supercomputer Will Revolutionize Science in Just 6 Years
Once online in 2030, it will make current speeds feel like dial-up.
- Futurism
Stranded Astronaut Says He Just Wasn't "Comfortable" Getting "Back in the Starliner" After Safety Issues
Uncomfortable Last month, NASA declared that Boeing's plagued Starliner simply was too risky to use for the return of still-stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Following months of investigations into malfunctioning thrusters and helium leaks, the space agency came to the conclusion that the pair should hitch a ride on board a SpaceX Crew […]
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Study: Breathing might bring microplastics into brain
For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain.
- United Press International
NASA transport nearly complete for Roman Space Telescope deployment
NASA has finished building its spacecraft bus to deploy the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit after the space agency finishes installing its scientific instruments and the telescope.
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47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
Engineers have mitigated an issue with Voyager 1’s thrusters, enabling the mission to stay in touch with mission controllers on Earth and send back unique data.
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What time is the partial lunar eclipse? Tonight's celestial event coincides with Harvest Moon
A partial lunar eclipse will coincide with this week's Harvest Moon, which also happens to be an exceptionally bright and large supermoon.
- LA Times
Are tiny black holes zipping through our solar system? Scientists hope to find out
Scientists say microscopic black holes could explain the elusive "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of all matter in the universe. But can it be proven?
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Intuitive Machines Stock Soars on New NASA Contract. This Is Big.
The space technology provider announced a contract with NASA that could award some $4.8 billion in work over 10 years.
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Tuesday's lunar eclipse, supermoon: Viewing in the Midwest
A lunar eclipse will be visible for people in Arkansas and Oklahoma on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.
- The Conversation
Marine art deepens our understanding of the oceans – here’s how it has evolved through the centuries
Marine art is an important form of storytelling. Visual, performance, sculptural and moving image arts have driven the evolution of marine sciences too.