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Year 2021 is set to fly by as the Earth is spinning faster than at any time in the past 50 years
Time is passing quicker now than at any point in the last half century, official data reveals. Earth’s rotation is […]
Jupiter and Saturn to Align in the Sky This Month for First Time in 800 Years as a ‘Christmas Star’
The two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, have fascinated astronomers for hundreds of years. But the […]
Iconic Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope Collapses in Puerto Rico After Cable Breaks
A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, […]
China’s Chang’e-5 Mission Probe Lands on the Moon
China has successfully put another probe on the Moon. Its robotic Chang’e-5 mission touched down a short while ago with […]
First Complete T-Rex Skeleton Locked in a Fight to the Death With a Triceratops is Finally Revealed to the Public After Being Buried for 67 Million Years in Montana
The world’s first ever complete T-rex skeleton, which became buried in sediment after a deadly duel with a Triceratops 67 […]
First Complete Brain of a Dinosaur Revealed After Scientists Find ‘Perfectly Preserved’ Skeleton
SANTA MARIA, Brazil — The first complete brain of a dinosaur has been unveiled by scientists. Weighing less than a […]
Earth-Sized Planet is Discovered Roaming the Milky Way Without a Parent Star
A roughly Earth-sized, ‘free-floating’ planet roaming across the Milky Way — while gravitationally unattached to any star — has been […]
Earth Keeps Pulsating Every 26 Seconds. No One Knows Why.
Every 26 seconds, the Earth shakes. Not a lot — certainly not enough that you’d feel it — but just […]
Dead Russian Satellite and Discarded Chinese Rocket Narrowly Avoid Collision by Just 36 Feet – an Impact That Could Have Sent Thousands of Pieces of Space Junk Into Orbit
There is no indication of an out-of-commission Russian satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket colliding in orbit. LeoLabs, a firm […]
Researchers Discover Fossils of New Reptile Species in Arizona
PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Researchers have discovered fossils of a tiny burrowing reptile among a vast expanse […]
San Diego Zoo Scientists Revive Cells From 40-Year Deep Freeze to Clone Endangered Horse
Kurt looks and acts like any other young horse. He scampers and strides on springy legs, testing their strength. When […]
Blue Origin Launches and Lands a New Shepard Rocket on Its Seventh Trip to Space
Update October 13th, 9:53AM ET: New Shepard successfully took off at 9:36AM ET, climbing to a height of about 66 […]
Second Mass Death of Marine Animals Occurs Off of Russian Peninsula Close to Where 95% of Seabed Life Died Last Week
A mass death of marine animals has been discovered off the coast of a Russian peninsula just over a week […]
Engineer Creates the World’s First Real-life Retractable ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber That Burns at Over 4,000°F and Can Cut Through Metal
A popular YouTuber has created the first functioning lightsaber, using propane gas burning at around 4,000°C to create a retractable […]
Scientists Capture a Star Being Shredded Into Thin Streams of Gas as It is Devoured by a Supermassive Black Hole
The burst of light from a nearby star falling into a supermassive black hole — after being torn into shreds […]
‘High-Speed’ Object Seen ‘Tumbling’ Past ISS as Spacecraft Disembarks
Strange footage claiming to capture a UFO hurtling past the International Space Station (ISS) at great speeds has sparked a […]
Someone Bought a T. Rex Skeleton for a Record-Breaking $31.8 Million
The remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived some 67 million years ago have been sold at auction for $31.8 million, a […]
