[ad_1] Look closely. The cosmic dust captured in this infrared photo of the Milky Way can overflow with spatial fat. Source: NASA / JPL-Caltech Space: It's dark, cold and, in most parts …
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[ad_1] Rocky planets, such as Earth and Mars, are enclosed in a solid layer called crust that forms in the early stages of their evolution. In a study published in the journal …
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[ad_1] A New Caledonian crow builds a tool map Photo: Sarah Jelbert New research shows that crows can recreate tools of memory, a capacity that is then considered impossible for them birds. …
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[ad_1] It's not just space agencies like NASA, but also private companies like SpaceX that want to send humans to Mars at some point, with the 2030s often mentioned as a likely …
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[ad_1] Next month, Mars will make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. Astronomers hope that their observations will provide useful information on the weather and surface conditions of the red …
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[ad_1] June 28 (UPI) – Over the last half decade, nearly one-third of the North American bee population has disappeared. New research suggests that in parts of the United States, bee populations …
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[ad_1] Interstellar clouds in the constellation Sagittarius, a region in the center of the Milky Way in which astrophysicists have suggested amide ion can to be found. Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester …
Read More »The new telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on the collision course with Earth
[ad_1] Shane Torgerson, CC BY "> Aerial view of the Arizona Meteor Crater, September 2010. Photo: Shane Torgerson, CC BY Around the sunrise of February 15, 2013, an extremely bright object from …
Read More »Ancient Moroccan dental remains elucidate the history of long-lost African fauna
[ad_1] The lower jaw of Stylolophus minor, holotype of the new species. C is a 3D model reconstructed from CT scans. It shows by transparency the roots of the teeth, and in …
Read More »NASA delays the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope until 2021
[ad_1] Webb is optimized for seeing the sky in infrared light, and its instruments must be kept cool. Thus, the telescope will sport a giant sunshade the size of a tennis court, …
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