2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind
A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar […]
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How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas
At age 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how lots of people
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving
How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system
Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom could be careening through the solar system unnoticed. But their days
The North Star is much heavier than previously thought
The star that marks true north is much heavier than we thought. The North Star is 5.1 times the size
NASA persistence finds first possible hint of ancient life on Mars
NASA’s Persistence rover has uncovered the first trace of ancient microbes on Mars. “We’re not able to say that this
Moonquakes are much more common than previously thought, Apollo data suggests
A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has revealed evidence of tens of thousands of previously unknown
Some meteors leave trails that last up to an hour. Now we can know why
To leave a lasting trail, meteors must aim downward. A new study of shooting stars shows that meteors that blaze
Scientists want to send endangered species to the moon
As more and more species come close to extinction, scientists have been collecting samples of animals, plants and other creatures
Astronauts are actually stuck in space all the time
Imagine going on a week-long business trip and not coming home until next year. That may be the case for