Category: 7. Science

A Falcon 9 rocket launch and landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base has been delayed a second day in a row.

“To allow more time to perform ground system checkouts, standing down from today’s launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second…

In a groundbreaking study published in the renowned Science Reports, researchers unveiled the critical role of silica nanoparticles in mitigating the distress caused by chromium heavy metal stress in Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). This…

On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 – on a scale that runs from X1 to X10 and beyond – was observed on the Sun. It released a huge amount of energy towards Earth, resulting in one of the best aurora displays of the year, with…

A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a dinosaur embryo or sediment, it was filled with sparkling crystals of calcite lining the inner shell – a natural dinosaur…

Astronomers are used to neat, flat disks when they look at young stars. Most planet-forming disks behave themselves. They spin, settle, and build planets over time.

A new set of images reveals a disk so large and unruly that it has forced…

In 2025, scientists have named several new dinosaur species and are learning new facts about the remarkable lives of dinosaurs.

Paleontologists have found a ‘Dragon price’ dinosaur — which may be a missing link in the…

KEY FINDINGS

1. The calendar date alone commands attention. On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid the size of a skyscraper will sweep closer to Earth than many satellites.
2. It will not strike the planet, but its passage is…

This article originally appeared on The Conversation.

As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet. Not only can this extra layer keep you warm on…