“We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back.”…

Ars Technica (arstechnica.com) • Published 16 days ago

"No fire damage so far (some wind damage) but it is very close to the lab. Hundreds of JPLers have been evacuated from their homes & many have lost homes."

Space.com (www.space.com) • Published 16 days ago

New research from a team of citizen scientists challenges the old idea that Jupiter's visible clouds are formed of ammonia ice.

Earth.com (www.earth.com) • Published 16 days ago

Researchers have uncovered how neurotransmitters in the brain respond to the emotional content of language, shedding light on the intersection of emotion, cognition, and communication.

Neurosciencenews.com (neurosciencenews.com) • Published 16 days ago

From the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have thought that all particles can be categorized into one of two groups—bosons or fermions—based on their behavior.

Phys.Org (phys.org) • Published 16 days ago

A chicken-sized dino, the oldest known in North America, has thrown a wrench in the widely accepted timeline of early dinosaur history.

Gizmodo.com (gizmodo.com) • Published 15 days ago

Kennedyspacecenter.com (www.kennedyspacecenter.com) • Published 15 days ago

Comet ATLAS G3 will be closest to the Sun on Jan. 13, 2025, but will mainly be visible only from the Southern Hemisphere.

Forbes (www.forbes.com) • Published 16 days ago

Good morning, Gnusies! Welcome to the first second Wednesday of 2024.� I’ve been mostly snowed in at my dad’s for the last several days; we’re well supplied and cozy, and missing my brother ...

Dailykos.com (www.dailykos.com) • Published 16 days ago

"Cosmic dawn has been a missing chapter in our understanding of the universe."

Space.com (www.space.com) • Published 16 days ago

A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or body mass index.

The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) • Published 16 days ago

Carefully crafted wooden box, LignoSat, is on its own

Theregister.com (www.theregister.com) • Published 16 days ago

In case you forgot it was still up there.

Leonarddavid.com (www.leonarddavid.com) • Published 16 days ago

Beneath the surface of Mars, colossal structures have been discovered, defying long-held geological theories. These massive anomalies, hidden deep within the planet, could hint at future volcanic activity or even challenge our understanding of planetary scien…

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel (dailygalaxy.com) • Published 16 days ago

Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the rules of the physical world. They can exist in two places at once, pass through solid barriers and even communicate across vast distances instantaneously. These behaviors …

Phys.Org (phys.org) • Published 16 days ago

Fossils of two new worm-like aculiferan species add to the diversity of this group, showing that evolution in early aculiferans generated unusual forms comparable to other crown-group molluscs.

Nature.com (www.nature.com) • Published 16 days ago

The company has been working with an observatory and the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of lowering its satellites to 350km (217 miles) versus 550km.

PCMag.com (www.pcmag.com) • Published 17 days ago

A canine baculum (penis bone) covered in red ochre may be from a long-lost Romano-British ritual.

Live Science (www.livescience.com) • Published 16 days ago

There are limits to what we can see across the gulf of space and time separating us from the early Universe.

ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com) • Published 16 days ago

There's no upper limit to how massive galaxies or black holes can be, but the most massive known star is only ~260 solar masses. Here's why.

Big Think (bigthink.com) • Published 16 days ago