Science and Space
The solar mission that survived disaster and found 5,000 comets
On December 2, 1995, the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) lifted off for what was ...View More
Space is filling with junk and scientists have a fix
Each rocket launch sends valuable materials into the sky that cannot be recovered, while also releas ...View More
Early Earth’s sky may have created the first ingredients for life
Earth's ancient sky may have played a larger role in the beginnings of life than scientists once bel ...View More
Monumental Roman basin hidden for 2,000 years unearthed near Rome
In the center of the ancient Roman city of Gabii, located about 11 miles east of modern Rome, a rese ...View More
Dead stars aren’t so dead after all: The hidden force inflating white dwarfs
White dwarfs are the dense remnants left behind after a star stops producing energy through nuclear ...View More
A hidden Antarctic shift unleashed the carbon that warmed the world
Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age drew to a close. Global temperatures rose, the early Holoc ...View More
Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica -- widely known as the "Doomsday Glacier" -- is changing more qu ...View More
Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching
In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that many galaxies were moving far faster ...View More
Scientists find toxic metals hidden in popular plastic toys
Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), working together with the Federal University of ...View More
A popular “essential” medicine may be putting unborn babies at risk
Researchers Dr. Adrienne Chan and Professor Ian Wong of Aston University examined how antiseizure me ...View More













