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The Standard Model theory of particle physics
"What a dull name for the most accurate scientific theory known to human beings ... As a theoretical physicist, I’d prefer 'The Absolutely Amazing Theory of Almost Everything'."
May 31, 2018
A space ant fires its lasers
A rare natural laser beaming from the heart of the spectacular Ant Nebula suggests the presence of a double star system.
May 23, 2018
Meet our solar system’s 1st-known permanent immigrant
Mysterious asteroid 2015 BZ509 - currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit - became less mysterious once astronomers realized it's an immigrant, captured from another solar system.
May 21, 2018
Astronomers spot exiled asteroid in outer reaches of solar system
This object was likely born in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, then flung billions of miles to the Kuiper Belt on the edge of the solar system.
May 21, 2018
What is peer review?
We’ve all heard of peer review. It gives credence to research and scholarly papers. But what does it mean? How does it work?
May 17, 2018
Fly over a Mars crater
Fly over Mars' Neukum Crater, in this video based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft.
May 13, 2018
European Space Agency considers 3 new mission concepts
ESA considers a high-energy survey of the early universe, an infrared observatory to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and a Venus orbiter.
May 12, 2018
Here’s why volcanoes are so dangerous
When mountains explode … lava flows and fountains … getting ready for the next eruption.
May 9, 2018
It’s nesting season for sea turtles
Adult female sea turtles - on beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the Caribbean - are crawling out of the ocean and laying their eggs. Here's an update from a biologist who's been studying these turtles for 36 years.
May 7, 2018
Help NASA create the world’s largest landslide database
NASA researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!
May 7, 2018
