Astronomers have discovered a “planet-killer” asteroid that could one day cross Earth in the glare of…
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A Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX’s most complex missions – Spaceflight Now
27 Merlin engines on the three first stage boosters from the Falcon Heavy. Credit: SpaceX The…
NASA snaps a strange picture of the sun ‘smiling’
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NASA takes a picture of the “smiling” sun. It’s not as cute as it seems.
Comment on this story Suspension It turns out that anyone who drew a smiling sun face…
Amazing experiment that shows bumblebees “play” with things
The first-ever study showed bumblebees to be “play”. The experiment, in which bumblebees rolled wooden balls,…
Traces of the ancient ocean discovered on Mars – this means ‘higher potential for life’
Compiled from 28 images, this view was taken from NASA’s Curiosity Mars spacecraft after the rover…
NASA takes a picture of the sun “smiling” like a big fiery idiot
Our local star takes the phrase “the sun is smiling at us” literally, it seems. NASA’s…
NASA’s Psychological Asteroid Mission Goes Forward
NASA’s Psyche mission will explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.…
A space rock that crashed into Mars revealed a surprise
A version of this story appeared in the Scientific Bulletin of The Theory of Wonders on…
Tree rings offer insight into mysterious and devastating radiation storms
Composite image showing a tree ring and flame – University of Queensland researchers used tree ring…