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NASA selects 16 futuristic space technology concepts
NASA has selected 16 cool new futuristic space technology concepts for further study. Four of them are from NASA's own Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), including a railway system on the moon to move cargo.
March 2, 2021
Is this the world’s tiniest reptile?
Meet the nano-chameleon, a new contender for the title of world's smallest reptile
March 2, 2021
Mercury’s greatest elongation Mar 6, 2021
Mercury, the innermost planet, has a close conjunction with the king planet Jupiter on March 5, and then reaches its greatest elongation from the sun on March 6.
March 2, 2021
Moon, star Spica on Mar 1, 2021
This evening - March 1, 2021 - look eastward before going to bed and you just might catch the bright waning gibbous moon and the star Spica over the horizon.
March 1, 2021
World’s oldest DNA sheds light on mammoth evolution
A mammoth tooth uncovered from the Siberian permafrost yields the oldest DNA yet discovered and provides insight into the evolution of the giant beasts.
February 28, 2021
What is a quasar?
A quasar is an extremely bright, distant object visible to radio telescopes. The source is an active galactic nucleus fueled by a supermassive black hole.
February 28, 2021
Perseverance saw its own descent stage crash
The Mars rover images a plume of debris from the impact of the descent stage that helped the spacecraft land safely on the red planet.
February 28, 2021
Zodiacal light is a glowing pyramid after dark
From the Northern Hemisphere, look after true darkness falls for the elusive zodiacal light. It appears as a hazy pyramid of light extending up from the sunset point. Southern Hemisphere? Look before dawn!
February 28, 2021
Did you find the message hidden in Perseverance’s parachute?
The striped pattern on the parachute used by the Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a hidden message. Internet sleuths were able to figure it out within a few hours.
February 27, 2021
What’s the coldest Earth has ever been?
Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions.
February 27, 2021
