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Caltech engineers have developed an unusually hard new material
Complex materials, constructed from polymers, exhibit tensile toughness far superior to uncomplicated but structurally identical materials,…
5 planets will line up in the night sky this week. Here’s how to see them
A stargazer looks into the night sky near Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada August 12, 2015. File photo…
5 Planets The Moon will line up in a beautiful “planet parade” this week
There’s a fun event in the sky awaiting stargazers this week: the chance to see five…
Scientists said the mystery of the interstellar comet ‘Oumuamua has been solved
Scientists discovered a strange-looking visitor in our solar system in 2017. It was accelerating in an…
The reclassified galaxy is now a supermassive black hole pointing directly at Earth
We don’t want to alert you, but there’s a black hole that’s pointing Earth squarely in…
Researchers reveal ‘completely unexpected’ findings
Many of the volatiles on Earth came from outside Jupiter. Credit: Imperial College London/NASA Imperial College…
Goblin shark or plastic toy? Scientists pull log of supposed sighting
Controversy has ended in the world of shark science. A group of scientists who published a…
Dream Chaser was again delayed, raising questions about Vulcan – Ars Technica’s launch plans
Zoom in / A United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, without its payload, moves to the launch…
NASA’s Radical Propulsion Concept Could Reach Interstellar Space in Less Than 5 Years: ScienceAlert
The newly proposed propulsion system could theoretically send a heavy spacecraft out of the confines of…