NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images of Earth recently as it whipped past the planet during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the famous asteroid Apophis.
The photos showcase Earth in…

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images of Earth recently as it whipped past the planet during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the famous asteroid Apophis.
The photos showcase Earth in…

What is the importance of studying explosive volcanism on Venus? This is what a recent study published in the *Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets* hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the potential altitudes of…

A man searching for treasure with his metal detector believed he had found a giant gold nugget; instead, he…

The company said the satellite, which is the size of a microwave and is called Mauve, is equipped with a microscope and will observe stellar flares and exoplanets.
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Blue Skies Space, a space science data company headquartered in London, said its satellite was launched on a Space X Falcon 9 in California at 6.45pm on Friday.
The company said the satellite, which is the size of a microwave and is called…

Blue Skies Space, a space science data company headquartered in London, said its satellite was launched on a Space X Falcon 9 in California at 6.45pm on Friday.
The company said the satellite, which is the size of a microwave and is called…

The genome of the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis sp.) is one of the largest animal genomes, exceeding 10 billion base pairs.
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis sp.) is one of the most enigmatic animals of the deep sea. Image credit: Steven…

Nickel traces suggest proximity to warm, dust-rich environments during formation, while intact cyanide and preserved volatiles indicate freezing conditions. This combination points to 3I/ATLAS forming just beyond the snow line of its home system,…

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb has become a minor celebrity of science since a mysterious object named 3I/ATLAS was first spotted over the summer. Most researchers think it’s an intriguing interstellar comet; Loeb has suggested that it could be an alien…