Earth normally has just one moonJSC/NASAEarth might have a tiny new moon. On 19 February, astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spotted a ...
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How Long Would It Take to Fall Through the Earth?
As children growing up in the US, we often made attempts to “dig to China.” If we could just have a little more time on the playground or out in the b...
What is the largest star in the known universe?
Image via Pixabay.Carl Sagan once said that there were more stars in the universe than grains of sand from every beach across the globe. According to ...
Scientists: Unfortunately, Astronauts Will Need to Bone in Space
Dry SpellAs space agencies work to launch crewed missions deeper and deeper into space, they tend to overlook one crucial variable: astronauts are peo...
Space Rock: NASA Investigators Spot Killer Space Rock Apophis; Asteroid To Approach Earth By 2029
Source: New York PostEven though space rocks, as a rule, are articles to pay unique mind to in the skies, if there should arise an occurrence of a cra...
A frozen bird found in Siberia is about 46,000 years old
A frozen bird was found on the ground in Siberia in 2018, but it had been there much longer than the latest snowfall. The bird is actually about 46,00...
Why the lights are going out for fireflies
At dusk, graduate student Sara Lewis was sitting on her back porch in North Carolina with her dog. “We were supposed to be mowing our grass, but we ne...
NASA Reveals Startling Images From Antarctica's 'Hottest Days On Record'
NASA has released images showing extensive Antarctica snow melt over a period of days in early February that included the continent’s hottest temperat...
Animals take medicine when they are sick: A few striking cases
Humans are not the only ones to use medicine to treat diseases. There’s even a science dedicated to animal self-medication: zoopharmacognosy, from the...