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From left to right: Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch settle in inside the Orion spacecraft mockup. Danielle Villasana for NPR hide caption toggle caption Danielle Villasana for … Read More
Scientists have taken a major step towards finding elusive types of tiny, ‘ghost-like’ particles, and potentially new physics. For the first time, neutrinos have been spotted by the Short-Baseline Near … Read More
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions are responsible for creating some of the heavy elements, including … Read More
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A SpaceX mission due to take flight Saturday aims … Read More
The asteroid belt that sits between Mars and Jupiter might be holding the building blocks of life, according to a new study. The dwarf planet Ceres in the region has … Read More
Stargazers are in for a celestial surprise this autumn. A small asteroid is set to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull, temporarily becoming a “mini-moon.” This object will orbit the … Read More
Max Inwood Astrophotographer Max Inwood captured this long-exposure photo of the comet over Lake Pukaki, New Zealand Astronomy fans, get your telescopes and cameras ready – it’s possible an unusually … Read More
In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant organism that provides an entire ecosystem on which plants and … Read More
NASA cleared its next astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch on Friday (Sept. 27), a weekend liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home and … Read More
Get ready to be starstruck. The universe is on the brink of an explosive celestial event — so big that Earthlings will be able to see it from 3,000 lightyears away. … Read More
