Volcanoes On Jupiter’s Moon Io Make Auroras, Not Sun’s Electric Storms
Jupiter has such powerful auroras because they come from volcanoes erupting on its moon Io, rather than the sun’s storms that create northern lights on planet Earth.
Scientists Watch Star Become Black Hole, But They Were Expecting Supernova
A star suffered an epic fail when it quietly collapsed into a black hole instead of exploding in a brilliant supernova.
Telescope Catches Space Rocks Crashing Into Moon To Understand Earth’s Meteors
A new telescope is trained on the moon to capture meteors crashing as part of an effort to understand asteroids and other space rocks that could strike Earth.
Australia Fish Kill: Low Oxygen, Toxic Compound In River May Be Responsible
Thousands of fish in a river in Western Australia were killed, and it could have been because the water ran out of oxygen.
Fossils Of Beetles Trapped In Asphalt Show L.A.’s Prehistoric Climate Environment
Scientists figured out how old beetle fossils were to learn about the prehistoric climate of Los Angeles, and it looks like it was the same as it is today.
Bones, Artifacts From Ancient Americans Show Advanced Prehistoric Culture
Artifacts recovered from an ancient American civilization show people who lived 15,000 years ago were more advanced than we’ve given them credit for.
Amateurs Spot Supernova Star Explosion For Space Scientists Studying Universe
A couple of average Joes helped scientists find a supernova, an exploding star so bright that it casts light upon the universe and shows us the answers to its biggest mysteries.
NASA Rocket Launch Carries Mars Rover Designs Students Engineered For Space
NASA launched some student-designed Mars rover robots into space on a rocket to see how well they would travel in Earth’s atmosphere.
Social Network In Monkey Brains Is Clue To Evolution Of Human Mind
Certain areas of rhesus monkey brains are dedicated only to understanding social interactions, which could help us understand human minds better and perhaps unlock one of the mysteries of autism.
Black Hole Or Supernova Star Explosion? Scientists Spot Galaxy’s Mysterious Bright Spot
A new bright spot scientists just saw in a powerful galaxy might be a rare type of supernova explosion or it could be a supermassive black hole that just ate a delicious meal.
Earth Rock Temperature Shows Planet’s Lava Is Hot As Ever
Earth was really hot when it was younger, but a recent lava and rock analysis suggests that it’s still bringing the heat deep down in its mantle.
Fossil Of Child's Skeleton Shows Human Evolution Of Running, Ancient Spine Anatomy
An ancient toddler’s skeleton, the oldest fossil with such a complete spine, is telling us more about how humans evolved to walk upright on two legs.
Joplin Tornado Photos: 10 Images Of Deadly Missouri Twister's Destruction
The tornado that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, was the deadliest in the last seven decades, and one of the most deadly in U.S. history.
New Zealand’s Rocket Lab Wants To Launch Space Satellites Into Earth Orbit Every Week
New Zealand is hoping to send a rocket into space every week, carrying satellites into low-Earth orbit and joining the other countries that have launched into the atmosphere.
4 Black Hole Images From NASA: Portraits Of The Universe’s Best Killer
Black holes are notorious serial starkillers, so good at what they do that we don’t even have photos of them, just the NASA version of police sketches.
Earliest Australia Artifacts Show Ancient Aboriginal Hunter-Gatherers Adapted Well To Environment
Artifacts left behind by Australia’s first human settlers show they got to the area as early as 51,000 years ago and were able to adapt to a changing coastal environment.
Dinosaur Ant: Captured ‘T. rex’ Insect Colony Filled With Scared Cannibals
Scientists finally found the elusive “T. rex” ant that looks like a dinosaur, and discovered its insect colony is made of a bunch of scared, nocturnal cannibals.
River Flow On Saturn Moon Titan More Like Mars Than Earth
The rivers on Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, flow across its landscape the way they used to on Mars before it dried up, so Titan may not be as similar to Earth as we thought.
Scientists Uncover Clues About Mysterious Ancient Chaco Canyon Civilization
The ancient Chaco civilization is shrouded in mystery but some scientists are trying to better understand these people, who may be ancestors of current Native American tribes.
Did Earth’s Atmosphere Come From Comets While Solar System, Planet Was Forming?
Comets may have delivered Earth’s atmosphere while it was forming and made it the planet we love today.
Fossils Of Ancient Flat Sea Animals Tell Us About Evolution, Human Ancestry In Ocean
A bunch of flat, rug-like sea creatures were pretty complex for their time, and their fossils can tell us a lot about the evolution of ocean animals and even human ancestors.
Earth’s Space Weather Can Storm From Nuclear Explosions In Planet’s Atmosphere
Humans affected space weather, in a way usually reserved for the sun when the U.S. and the Soviet Union exploded nuclear bombs in the atmosphere during the Cold War.
WWF, Leonardo DiCaprio Try To Save Dolphin-Like Vaquita From Extinction
There are less than 30 vaquitas left and they could be extinct before next year.
New Zealand Penguin Extinction Threat Is Not Just About Climate Change
An iconic penguin species might go extinct in our lifetimes, but climate change is overshadowing problems we can fix to keep the endangered penguins alive.
Tiny Satellite Launch: NASA To Send Teen Scientist’s 3D Printed Cube Into Space
An Indian teenager designed a tiny, lightweight satellite that NASA will launch into space next month.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Makes Movie Of Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Bright Crater
The dwarf planet Ceres was in the perfect spot for NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to take shots of its bright surface and its even brighter crater.
Colonies On Mars: How Human Faces Will Evolve On The Red Planet
A human space colony on Mars or another planet may evolve into a different race if we leave inhabitants alone to breed.
Heavy Rainstorms Caused Mars Surface ‘Rivers’ As Planet’s Atmosphere Changed
The atmosphere on Mars evolved over time, and during that period of climate change, rain probably fell hard enough in storms that carved out the surface and eroded craters.
Bones Of Two Human Sacrifices Found In Ancient South Korea Kingdom’s Palace
The skeletons of two human sacrifices have been found in a palace in South Korea and scientists are trying to figure out if they were buried alive.
Black Bear Population On Rise In Mountain Forest Habitats After Hunting Humans Slashed Numbers
Black bears are booming decades after humans slashed their numbers, but their increasing and expanding population could mean more conflict with people.
