Giant cosmic ‘sandwich’ is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the week
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the largest planet-forming disk ever observed around a young star. (Image credit:…
NASA’s space probe reveals the violent past of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
An artist’s illustration showing a black hole. (Image source: AlexAntropov86 – Pixabay) Astronomers have discovered the violent past…
Earth’s past climate hints at unstable rainfall ahead
Looking into Earth’s deep past helps scientists understand what may happen as the planet warms today. One time…
How one of the driest countries, Kuwait, delivers water to millions despite no rivers or lakes | World News
With zero natural rivers or lakes, Kuwait depends almost entirely on seawater desalination to meet its water needs/Image:…
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center demolishes two historic structures
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center demolished two historic test stands on Saturday morning. The…
St Louis residents report monkeys roaming on city streets | Missouri
Some residents in St Louis, Missouri, spotted monkeys roaming their streets this week in a situation that feels…
Supermassive black holes don’t seem to make sense. But the mystery may be solved, and the answer is catastrophic
The question of how black holes grow should be an easy one to answer: they absorb material from…
The inconvenient truth for opponents of carbon tax is that it actually works
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A hidden Earth-like planet could be lurking in the frozen edges of our solar system
Could a hidden planet—a twin of our own world—be lurking on the edge of the solar system? According…
Astronomers find a ghost galaxy made of dark matter
Astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have identified an entirely new type of cosmic object. It is…
$10,000 reward offered to prove ‘extinct’ creature with haunting cry still lives
Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can…
A never-before-seen creature has been found in the Great Salt Lake
Scientists studying the Great Salt Lake have identified at least one species of nematode that is completely new…