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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will … Read More
Last month, NASA briefly lost Voyager 1 in the expanse of interstellar space, and when the craft reappeared it was communicating with a transmitter it hasn’t used in more than … Read More
Russian space program faces ongoing challenges Zak reported that the cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment, and activated an extra air-scrubbing system aboard their side … Read More
Consider this: It is now four decades ago that astronaut Owen Garriott, callsign W5LFL, pioneered amateur radio communication from space. He was a crewmember on the space shuttle program’s STS-9 … Read More
What it is: The galaxy NGC 4694, a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster Where it is: 54 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation Virgo When it was shared: … Read More
Scientists have uncovered tantalizing evidence suggesting that Mars may have hosted hot springs some 4.5 billion years ago, potentially creating environments hospitable to life. This revelation stems from research on … Read More
A one-of-a-kind footage has captured the very moment of a coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) throwing stones in projectile motion at predatory fish while hiding inside a clamshell. The clipping marks … Read More
A swarm of tiny robots destined to search for life on a faraway moon recently began its journey in a swimming pool here on Earth. The SWIM robots — short … Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will … Read More
Anglian Water Millions of years ago, the area that would end up as Leicestershire and Rutland was the ideal habitat for ichthyosaurs Undiscovered “sea dragons” are lurking underneath the feet … Read More
