Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small
Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032. Read More
Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032. Read More
Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose. Read
SpaceX is scheduled to bring home two astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June. Mr. Musk said President Trump had asked
In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect followed. Read More NYT
SpaceX is scheduled to bring home two astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June. Mr. Musk said President Trump had asked
Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. Read More NYT >
A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes.
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. Read More NYT > Science
Italian scientists have drawn from thermodynamic principles to prevent a famous pasta from turning into a gooey mess. Read More NYT > Science