Category: Science

Was it just a phase? A surprising new report suggests the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns were felt as far away as the moon. The study, published in “Monthly Notices … Read More

Close encounter with a second moon  NBC News Earth has caught a ‘second moon,’ scientists say  Space.com The Earth Now Has Two Moons—Here’s How to See Them  Sunset Can you see Earth’s new … Read More

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  The NASA team overseeing the iconic Voyager 2 spacecraft … Read More

An artist’s rendering of the Hera spacecraft alongside the CubeSats, Juventas and Milani. Graphic: ESA The European Space Agency is on the cusp of launching its first planetary defense mission, … Read More

The sun welcomed October with a bang, firing off two powerful flares in just over 24 hours. The more recent of the two was an X solar flare, the strongest … Read More

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches will be paused for a period of time while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigates an anomaly that occurred during the Crew-9 launch in late September. … Read More

Swierk et al. use various methods, including Raman spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and electron microscopy, to analyze a broad range of commonly used tattoo inks. This enables them to … Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science … Read More

A fruit fly’s brain is smaller than a poppy seed, but it packs tremendous complexity into that tiny space. Over 140,000 neurons are joined together by more than 490 feet … Read More

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered yet another troubling sign that there’s something very wrong with our model of the universe. Depending on which part of the universe … Read More