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Bodies ‘Frozen’ to Wake Up in the Future – From Baseball Players to Bitcoin Developers
The concept of cryonics has allowed a select few people to be able to attempt to “live forever” by preserving […]
As Private Companies Erode Government’s Hold on Space Travel, NASA Looks to Open a New Frontier
The four astronauts who will fly aboard a SpaceX mission by the end of the year will be a bunch […]
Russia and China ready to sign historic deal to build first moon base after snubbing US in new space race
RUSSIA is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to collaborate on an international lunar base, seeing the […]
World’s Oldest DNA Unlocks Lineage of Ice Age Mammoths
Reaching back in time more than a million years, scientists reported Wednesday that they had recovered the world’s oldest known […]
NASA helicopter to take a spin on harsh, cold Mars
Scientists are going to attempt something in the next few weeks that no one has ever done. They’re going to […]
Mars rover landing: NASA readies for ‘seven minutes of terror’ with Perseverance this week
NASA’s Mars rover is rapidly approaching the end of its near seven-month journey to the Red Planet. After launching in […]
Weak spot in magnetic field caused astronauts’ computers to crash
Earth’s magnetic field has a weak spot “the size of the continental US” hovering over South America and the southern […]
New era of Mars exploration begins as craft nears Red Planet
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) — A new era of Mars exploration will begin Monday with the expected arrival of […]
Jeff Bezos will seek to shift space venture Blue Origin into hyperdrive
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Freed from his daily obligations at Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat […]
Scientists surprised to discover two dwarf giraffes in Namibia and Uganda
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Being tall is the giraffe’s competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the […]
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 […]
