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On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key eventsOn This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural mile...
NASA's Perseverance discovers a rich cache of organic molecules on Mars, suggesting the building blocks of life were widespread on the ancient Red PlanetLife on Mars: Scientists have detected complex organic matter in an ancient river valley on Mars, specifically within Jezero Crater. This d...
NASA just discovered a living relic from the Milky Way’s earliest days hidden in plain sightNASA proved Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster but a living fossil from the Milky Way's earliest formation. Webb and Hubble jointly re...
NASA looked back at the first Black Hole ever photographed, and found a big surpriseThe universe keeps reshaping our cosmic perspective. When the Event Horizon Telescope captured the historic first image of a black hole in ...
How can a giant planet be lighter than cotton candy? Scientists just found twoA groundbreaking super-puff planet discovery has revealed two giant exoplanets with densities below cotton candy, changing how scientists u...
This NASA rover Perseverance just logged 26.2 miles on Mars. What it found could be even biggerNASA Perseverance rover Mars travel record: NASA's Perseverance rover has achieved a remarkable feat, completing a marathon distance of 26....
Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
Discovered just a year ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be one of the oldest objects ever observed by humanityInterstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, might be one of the oldest celestial bodies ever seen, potentially forming 10 to 12 billion years ago. This a...
Quote of the Day by Katherine Johnson: 'Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men' celebrates women empowerment, talks about uplift of fairer sexKatherine Johnson’s quote of the day is a powerful statement about equality, talent, and creativity. It reminds us that ability is not dete...
80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
In 1995, astronomers found a planet circling a Sun-like star, and the solar system stopped looking uniqueIn 1995, scientists made a revolutionary find with the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, a massive exoplanet in a tight orbit around its star. This...
Several red flags emerge as SpaceX IPO hawks Elon Musk's Mars dreamSpaceX's bold Mars vision faces scientific doubts. Experts highlight engineering challenges and human biology unknowns. Colonizing Mars pre...
NASA reverses evacuation alert order for astronauts aboard space stationIn a dramatic turn of events on Friday, five astronauts on the International Space Station temporarily vacated the main area and sought ref...
NASA reverses evacuation alert order for astronauts aboard space stationFive astronauts on the International Space Station prepared for evacuation Friday due to a worsening air leak. Russian experts worked to se...
SpaceX seeks a record $75 bn in stock market debutSpaceX plans a massive $75 billion share sale, valuing the company at $1.8 trillion. This move aims to fund ambitious projects like space-b...
SpaceX, the sprawling company targeting the stars, Mars and an IPOElon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the lofty goal of ferrying humans to Mars and setting up colonies on the neighboring planet. Musk, th...
On This Day in History, June 3: Muhammad Ali’s death, Tiananmen Square crackdown, Tagore’s knighthood, Partition plan and first American spacewalkOn This Day in History, June 3 witnessed several landmark events that shaped the modern world. From Muhammad Ali’s death in 2016 and the Ti...
A giant lake vanished for 130 years, then returned and flooded 120,000 acres overnightA massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...
In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon, and most Americans have no idea they are walking past them every dayAstronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds around the Moon on Apollo 14, a mission that unexpectedly led to the creation of "Moon Trees." De...
Why Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during hotfire test and what it means for Jeff Bezos's space firm nowBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced a significant explosion during a hotfire test in Florida, marking its most serious failure to da...