Love sea turtles? Here are 7 cool facts

Sea turtles are fascinating creatures. Learn some facts about these much loved marine reptiles.

Study sees surge in coastal flooding in 2030s

From NASA JPL. In the mid-2030s, the U.S. coast will experience increasing coastal flooding, when the lunar cycle will amplify already rising sea levels.

Young moon returns July 11, Venus and Mars conjunction

The Venus and Mars conjunction in the evening sky will be best around July 12 or July 13. The young moon will join them in the western twilight sky.

Moons of rogue planets could have water and life

A new study from scientists at LMU in Germany says that there could be enough heat and liquid water on moons of rogue planets - free-floating worlds with no suns - to support life. Cosmic rays could drive processes such as photosynthesis, instead of direct sunlight.

Is Ophiuchus a constellation or a sign?

The sun passes in front of Ophiuchus each year from about November 30 to December 18.

Astronomers find 100 black holes in Palomar 5

Scientists discovered that Palomar 5 has a large proportion of black holes and will one day lose all its stars and be made entirely of black holes.

DNA origami used to recreate Van Gogh’s Starry Night

An example of DNA origami. It's one of the world's smallest reproductions - about the size of a dime - of Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night.

Snakes’ forked tongues let them smell in stereo

An evolutionary biologist explains how snakes use their tongues to collect and transport molecules to vomeronasal organs in their mouths, not to taste them, but to smell them.

Are Earth-like biospheres rare?

A new study from researchers at the University of Naples in Italy suggests that highly-evolved, Earth-like biospheres may be rare on exoplanets. Many stars either don't emit enough energy for life to develop past the basic photosynthesis stage or don't live long enough for life to evolve on any planets that may otherwise be suitable.

NASA’s Mission Equity: Still time to participate

NASA's Mission Equity virtual public meeting on July 13, with the goal of including underrepresented and underserved communities.