Science
It has come to our attention that a few people out there are a little confused why helicopters and planes do not reach their destinations by simply flying straight up … Read More
WASHINGTON — Varda Space Industries secured a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to test military payloads on the company’s reentry capsules. A California-based startup focused … Read More
Scientists won’t be able to process much of the data gathered by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and IRIS spacecraft for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe. That … Read More
The BepiColombo Mercury probe flew close to our solar system’s innermost planet this week, capturing another haunting image as it zoomed by. On Sunday (Dec. 1), BepiColombo made its fifth … Read More
Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 … Read More
Researchers have identified a new species of ancient humans, which they have named Homo juluensis, meaning “big head,” based partly on a very large skull found in China. But what … Read More
Spending over 25 years observing the night sky, I have come to appreciate what makes a great telescope — from the build quality and accessories on offer, to the optical … Read More
Summary: A new study challenges the long-held belief that axons, brain cell extensions, are tube-like, revealing instead a “pearl-on-a-string” structure. Using advanced freezing electron microscopy, researchers found these bead-like formations, … Read More
A million and a half years ago, amid giant storks and the ancestors of antelopes, two extinct relatives of humans walked along the same muddy lakeshore in what is today … 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 James Webb Space Telescope has captured a surprising … Read More
