The grand finale or end journey of Cassini spacecraft is progressing well. In the next few months, the spacecraft will plunge into Saturn’s surface. The data from Cassini came on April 27 after the spacecraft made the daring dive at a speed of 77,000 miles per hour, according to NASA. The latest update is […]
Scientists have just stumbled upon a truly amazing discovery in Antarctica, solving a huge mystery that has plagued scientific circles for more than 100 years. Antarctica’s famous “Blood Falls” were first discovered all the way back in 1911, but scientists had been unable to explain what caused the weird river of blood that flowed through […]
reader comments 24 Humans, modern and otherwise, have lived in Denisova Cave in Siberia for tens of thousands of years, where they left behind a treasury of archaeological artifacts. The cave is famous for giving its name to Denisovans, a species of human closely related to Neanderthals. But Neanderthals have lived there, too. In the […]
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the NROL-76 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow […]
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft dove between Saturn and its rings April 26, snapping the closest-ever views of Saturn’s atmosphere. The raw images, which began to stream back early this morning, indicating the probe had survived its journey, show intricate structures and a dark, swirling storm-like feature (which NASA called a “giant hurricane”). NASA’s Cassini spacecraft grabbed this raw […]
Killer whales off the coast of Monterey Bay have reportedly chalked up their fourth kill since last Thursday after separating a helpless gray whale calf from its mother. Scientists called the killing spree in the area “unprecedented.” In the case of the gray whale calf, sightseers on a whale watching tour had front-row seats […]
(NASA) As tens of thousands of people descend on the Mall to speak out on climate change and policy, here are a few important global warming articles from The Washington Post staff. How much will the oceans rise? Scientists keep increasing their projections A report by a leading research body monitoring the Arctic has found that […]
Image copyright MPI For Evo Anthro / J. Krause Image caption The remains of Neanderthals had previously been found at Vindija Cave in Croatia The DNA of extinct humans can be retrieved from sediments in caves – even in the absence of skeletal remains. Researchers found the genetic material in sediment samples collected from seven […]
It’s a mystery that has baffled scientists for more than a century; how salty, blood-red water is able to ooze out from a million-year-old glacier in a region known for its freezing temperatures. When explorer and geoscientist Griffith Taylor discovered a 54-kilometre long glacier in Antarctica that released a deep red liquid in 1911, he […]
The state of NASA’s space suit supply looks bleak in a new report from the space agency’s auditor. NASA is still “years away” from having a new space suit ready for future deep-space missions, the report claims, even though the agency has invested close to $200 million on space suit development since 2007. Meanwhile, NASA […]
