SpaceX is set to break its own rocket-reuse record, with one of its Falcon 9 rockets scheduled to launch for a record 24th time. The […]
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How Does the Mystery Mollusk, Bathydevius caudactylus, Move Through the Ocean?
For more than two decades, deep-sea researchers have been observing an elusive, glowing creature they’ve only known as the “mystery mollusk.” Between 2000 and 2021, […]
How are NASA’s SWIM Robots Designed to Explore Europa’s Ocean?
NASA is pushing ahead with plans to explore Jupiter’s moon of Europa by engineering small underwater robots that would travel into the subsurface ocean in […]
How Has the HPV Vaccine Impacted Cervical Cancer Deaths in the US?
A new study puts a number on it: a steep decline in cervical cancer deaths in young women in the U.S., which may be the […]
How Did Astronomers Capture the First Detailed Image of a Distant Star?
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have now obtained the first-ever detailed image of a star outside our Milky Way: WOH […]
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Sulfur Stones on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has again presented new secrets of the Red Planet by capturing a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of Mars. In addition to the […]
Why Is Public Trust in Science Declining in the US?
Public trust in science in the United States has decreased. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2024, just 76% of Americans believe […]
Scientists Use Ancient Genetic Tools to Create a Fully Developed Mouse
The mouse on the left is a chimeric with dark eyes and patches of black fur, a result of stem cells derived from a choanoflagellate […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Set to Launch ‘Optus-X’ Mission Amid Secrecy
SpaceX targets launching its Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on November 17, 2024, for the “Optus-X” mission, shortly before 5:28 p.m. EST. […]
How to Watch the Final Supermoon of 2024 and the Leonid Meteor Shower This November?
This Friday, the night sky will be illuminated by a full Beaver Moon that just happens to be the last supermoon of 2024. If that […]