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M87’s jet has a double-helix structure from a black hole
M87's jet - a black-hole-powerd stream of sub-atomic particles - streaming outward some 8,000 light-years, traveling at near-light-speed. It's corkscrew-shaped!
May 8, 2024
Satellite data gives tiger conservation a boost
Researchers use satellite data to aid tiger conservation efforts. Tigers are losing their habitat, but there are still many areas they could expand into.
May 8, 2024
Liujiang skeleton re-dates earliest Homo sapiens in China
The Liujiang skeleton, a significant fossil in understanding early modern humans in East Asia, has been aged at 33,000 to 23,000 years old.
May 7, 2024
Otters are cute! They’re our lifeform of the week
Otters are cute, fluffy, smart and good swimmers. Have you fallen in love with them yet? Here are some interesting facts about them.
May 6, 2024
Exoplanet WASP-43 b weather is hot and wild
NASA's Webb telescope has mapped the weather on WASP-43 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 283 light-years away. It's blistering hot with 5,000-mile-per-hour winds.
May 5, 2024
Tyrannosaurus rex not so smart, after all
Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs had huge skulls, but does that imply they were very smart? Were they as intelligent as monkeys? Crocodiles?
May 3, 2024
Brazil floods engulf state of Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil floods have inundated the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with houses washed away and rescues ongoing. See more about this and other floods.
May 3, 2024
Did Webb find signs of life on exoplanet K2-18 b?
NASA's Webb telescope looked at the sub-Neptune exoplanet K2-18 b. It found methane, carbon dioxide, a possible ocean, and even ... maybe ... a biosignature.
May 2, 2024
The strange case of methane on Mars: Possible new answers
New experiments show that methane on Mars, in Gale crater, may seep out of the ground when hard crusts of perchlorate salt temporarily warm up and weaken.
May 2, 2024
See the Martian spiders of Inca City in new images
Martian spiders? Inca City? Both geologic features on Mars. The European Space Agency (ESA) just released new images of them. Take a look!
May 2, 2024
