Interstellar gatecrasher 2I/Borisov is no ordinary comet
Scientists have discovered that a comet called 2I/Borisov – only the second interstellar object ever detected passing through the solar system – is surprisingly different...
NASA sets launch date for SpaceX U.S. manned mission to space station
NASA on Friday set a launch date of May 27 for its first astronaut mission from U.S. soil in nearly ten years. ...
Coronavirus forces detour for homecoming astronauts
NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will take an unusual – and more exhausting – route home after safely landing in the Kazakh steppe...
Chile astronomers discover star dancing according to Einstein´s century-old theory
Astronomers in Chile using one of the world’s largest telescopes have found a star “dancing” around a black hole in the Milky Way just as...
‘Stink flirting’ is a thing – just ask a ring-tailed lemur
For human beings, “stink flirting” may not sound like a prudent dating strategy. For ring-tailed lemurs, it is the way to go....
Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed
Scientists have observed the biggest supernova – stellar explosion – ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive...
Cigar-shaped interstellar trespasser may be fragment of wrecked planet
A reddish-colored cigar-shaped interstellar object called ‘Oumuamua that is tumbling through our solar system may be wreckage from a planet ripped apart when it roamed...
Space scientists use COVID-19 lockdown as dry run for Mars mission
French space scientists are using the COVID-19 lockdown as a dry run for what it will be like to be cooped up inside a space...
Ancient string provides further evidence of Neanderthals talents
Neanderthals used plant fibers to create string more than 40,000 years ago at a site in France where they hunted reindeer, further evidence according to...
Atomic bombs and whale sharks: How to calculate age of world’s largest fish
Scientists have figured out how to calculate the age of whale sharks – Earth’s largest fish – with some guidance from the radioactive fallout spawned...
