Today is astronomical day! Four asteroids, including a so-called "city killer, " are scheduled for a close encounter with Earth. They won't hit us, but they'll still make quite the show. The largest, named 2002 NV16, is about the size of the Washington Monument and comes closest at about 2. 8 millio
Imagine stepping back in time to the age of dinosaurs. In Colorado, paleontologists have found the fossils of a new mammal species that lived around 70 to 75 million years ago. This creature, named Heleocola piceanus, was an opossum-like animal related to today's marsupials. The discovery is excitin
Get ready for the next big chapter in China's space exploration story! The Shenzhou-19 crew is gearing up for their mission to the Tiangong space station. Their 203-foot-long (62 meters) Long March 2F rocket is already sitting on the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Imagine playing with water in space! That's what astronauts do on the International Space Station (ISS). Recently, NASA astronaut Don Pettit created a stunning 'Jupiter-like planet' using water and food coloring. He shared a picture of this colorful creation on a social media platform. Pettit is not
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a major player in scientific research. Just look at the recent Nobel Prize winners! They’re all using AI to make big discoveries. But while AI can speed up science and cut costs, it also brings some tricky issues. First, AI can’t always explain how it gets i
After several delays, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are preparing to leave the International Space Station this Wednesday. Their departure was initially pushed back due to issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Recently, bad weather, including Hurricane Milton, has been the main
Did you know that a single image can reveal secrets about diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS? That's exactly what happened at Nikon's 2024 photomicrography contest. The winner was an image of brain tumor cells from a mouse, snapped by Bruno Cisterna and Eric Vitriol from Augusta University in Georgia
Imagine you're heading to the moon. Last year, Prada and Axiom Space teamed up to design a fancy new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission. It's the first time humans will set foot on the moon since 1972. The suit was just unveiled at an astronautical congress in Milan, and it's not your average
NASA and China are both planning to set up bases on the moon. NASA's Artemis program and China's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) aim to land astronauts at the lunar south pole. This region is special because it might have lots of water ice, which is crucial for making rocket fuel and sup
NASA is making progress toward deciding a revised plan for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission by the end of this year. The goal? To lower costs and speed up the timeline. Recently, NASA received 12 studies exploring different approaches to MSR. These studies come from companies like Blue Origin, L
