A Planet Like Earth: Astronomers Find Nearby Exoplanet That Could Host Alien Life
An exoplanet similar to Earth is only 40 light years away from us, and it could be harboring alien life.
Asteroid Heading Near Earth 2017: What Time Can You View JO25 Passing Tonight
If you’re looking at the night sky for the large asteroid that is passing close to Earth, look for something shaped like a peanut. Find out when you can view JO25 as it heads toward Earth.
Scientists Use Skull And Bones To Recreate Ancient Woman’s Face
Scientists used information from a skeleton to show what an ancient woman’s face looked like 13,000 years ago, so now you can look into the eyes of your human ancestor.
Two Supermassive Black Holes Found In The Remains Of Destroyed Galaxies
Two supermassive black holes have been found at the middle of galaxies that are tiny because they were torn apart and eaten by others.
New Planet Discovered: Alien 'Super-Jupiter' Orbits A Cool Star
A new planet scientists found orbiting a small star is being called a “super-Jupiter” because it’s almost three times bigger than the largest planet in our solar system.
Big Cat Steals GoPro: Look Inside The Mouth Of An African Lion [VIDEO]
A lion stole a GoPro set down during a safari and showed us the dental hygiene of a big cat as well as a breastfeeding lioness.
NASA Astronaut Worries About Pooping In Space On The ISS
A NASA astronaut bound for the International Space Station was brutally honest and admitted that he is terrified about using the toilet in a weightless orbit around Earth.
From Aliens To Astrophysics, 5 Moons To Explore In Our Solar System
If we are going to find aliens in our solar system, we might have a better shot exploring moons rather than other planets.
Baby Stars Are Eating This Galaxy’s Gas Too Fast To Last: Life And Death In A Starburst
The baby stars forming in starburst galaxy NGC 4536 will die young because they are burning up their gas too quickly.
Marine Reptile Fossil’s Short Neck Holds Ancient Clues About Evolution
A hunter found an extinct marine reptile in the middle of Montana, and the new species is teaching paleontologists more about how long necks evolved.
Saturn’s Moon Atlas Looks Like An Alien Saucer: New NASA Photos
Atlas may look like some sort of alien spacecraft, but it is a special moon of Saturn that orbits the planet near its outermost ring.
See, Hear An Earthquake From The Inside, With Vibrations That Last For Months [VIDEO]
From within the Earth, rather than on its surface, an earthquake looks and sounds different.
Mars Moon Probe: Will These Two Nations Land On Phobos, The Doomed Moon?
Everyone is looking at Mars, but these two countries have their eyes on its biggest moon, Phobos, and hope to solve a cosmic mystery.
New NASA Images Show Night Lights On Earth From The Sky
Soon we’ll have images of nighttime Earth’s illuminated surface almost instantly, thanks to NASA.
Climate Change Threatens Polar Bears Using Arctic Wind To Hunt Seals
Polar bears taste-test different streams of wind until they find one carrying the smell of a juicy seal, but climate change is threatening how they hunt.
Ancient Mammoth Hunters Make This Country’s Men The Tallest In The World
One country in Europe boasts the tallest men in the world because they all have a gene passed down to them from ancient people who hunted mammoths.
Poop Proves These Antarctic Penguins Survived A Lot Of Volcanic Eruptions
Scientists analyzed ancient penguin poop to see how much they have fought against a volcano and their own extinction.
What Do Dinosaurs And An Asteroid Have To Do With An Earthquake In Colorado?
The asteroid impact at the time the dinosaurs went extinct hit Earth hard enough to cause earthquakes in Colorado.
Life Might Exist At The Deepest Point On Earth, And What That Means For Aliens On Mars
There is evidence that life exists even deeper than the greatest depths of the ocean, which gives hope to all the people searching for aliens on other planets.
Storms On The Sun: How The Sun Changes Earth’s Electricity
Streams of the Sun’s garbage do beautiful things like create auroras, but they can also change the electricity in Earth’s atmosphere.
Auroras Light Up Uranus: NASA Shares Photo Of Planet’s Sky
Earth is not the only planet with beautiful auroras in its atmosphere — Uranus has them too.
Climate Change And Earth’s Oceans: Early Life Formed In Acidic Water
Life formed in oceans that were more acidic than they are today, and that gives us insight into how climate change will affect the Earth’s marine habitats.
Animal Sex And Evolution: How Sex-Obsessed Snakes, Birds Are Hurting Themselves
When animals have too much sex with multiple partners, they are killing themselves.
Here’s How Painfully An Ice Age Dentist Filled Ancient Cavities
An ancient human’s teeth show scratch marks from where holes were painfully drilled and stuffed with tar to fill a cavity.
Young Earth Erupts From Volcano: Rock Holds Evidence Of Early Solar System
These rocks came out of volcanoes to bring us a message about what Earth was like as a child.
Mars Crater Mystery: Did A Triple Asteroid Make This Weird Depression?
Three objects slammed into Mars at the same time to create this unusual crater.
Asteroid Coming For Earth: Large Rock Will Approach This Month
A large asteroid is going to get pretty close to Earth this month for the first time in hundreds of years.
10 Best Neil deGrasse Tyson Science Tweets
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s tweets make us laugh and make us cry … from laughter.
Cosmic Murder-Mystery: Why Did This Massive Young Galaxy Stop Making Stars?
Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of a galaxy that made 300 billion stars super quickly and then died young.
Alien Fossils On Mars: Scientists Look To Desert Bacteria On Earth For Help In Extraterrestrial Search
If there are aliens or fossils of previous extraterrestrials on Mars, scientists are going to have to know where to look. That’s where this Earth desert and its bacteria tenants come in.
