On January 8, 2014, a fireball shot from space through Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the…
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The Boomerang meteorite may be the first space rock to leave Earth and return
The dark reddish-brown stone, picked up from the Sahara Desert in Morocco a few years ago,…
Umbilical shield of the African spiny rat
Spiny mice produce bony plates called osteoderms under the skin of their tails, which detach when…
Falcon 9 faces thunderstorms in Florida on Sunday in its second launch attempt – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX will make another attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral after thunderstorms…
Summer’s most exciting meteor showers are underway right now, best dates to watch
Keep your eyes on the sky: The annual Perseid meteor shower has just begun, and will…
Scientists discover an elusive superconducting state first predicted in 2017
Scientists from the University of Groningen and their international partners have confirmed the existence of a…
GPS data can detect large earthquakes hours before they happen
by Walter Beckwith, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) July 22, 2023 A comprehensive…
Phobos, the “doomed” moon, is heading to crash into Mars
NASA’s rover captured a stunning view of Phobos eclipsing the sun, from the surface of Mars.…
A century-old paradigm has been upended — brain shape matters more than neural connectivity
Researchers have discovered that the shape of a person’s brain greatly influences thinking, feeling and behaviour,…
SpaceX Rolls Starship Super Heavy Booster Launch Platform for Testing (Photos)
SpaceX has just flown the latest Starship Super Heavy booster prototype to the launchpad for pre-launch…