In 1939, the owner of this gas station set up a waiting bench for hitchhikers. The sign above the bench let passing cars know that this is where they could pick up someone waiting to hitch a ride. …
There are always more space missions than there is money to support them. Ultimately, some make the funding cut, and some do not. Various factors go into that decision, though those factors can change over the years and decades that some of these missions are…
Every media consumer needs to be more vigilant than ever in verifying scientific accuracy. Here’s how you can stay on your toes in a new information landscape.
"They have a significant number of launches to go, and that, of course, gives me concern about the date,” said Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for exploration systems development.
Nebulas — colorful clouds of expanding gas and dust — have long captivated stargazers with their beauty. Here are 25 of the most stunning nebulas in the universe.
Recent research has shown that one to four percent of the genomes of contemporary humans, whose ancestors left Africa, contain Neanderthal DNA; nonetheless, it has remained unclear how much of those genes are still actively impacting human characteristics.
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A mysterious cosmological object in a distant dwarf galaxy is producing Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), with new research revealing a rare astronomical environment around its source, where magnetic fields twist and undulate. This is the first observation of a magne…
The scientists, in their latest search for extraterrestrial life, are trying to carefully listen to the radio pulses that are emerging from the centre of our...
UNITED STATES: In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have revealed unprecedented characteristics of the brightest and most energetic gamma-ray burst ever observed, GRB 221009A, earning it the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This remarkable event…