Researchers have sequenced analyzed the genome of the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), a small auk with…
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NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole
In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of…
SpaceX’s 1st all-civilian crew returns to Earth after successful mission
After three days in space, the first all-civilian flight into Earth’s orbit splashed down successfully Saturday…
Some birds learn to recognize calls while still in their eggs
Over a decade ago, behavioral ecologist Diane Colombelli-Négrel was wiring superb fairy wrens’ nests to record…
China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
Beijing: A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to earth Friday after a 90-day stay aboard their…
First all-civilian SpaceX crew launches into space
A billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens chosen to join him blasted off from…
Nasa’s Perseverance rover collects first Mars rock samples
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected two rock samples that could provide clues about ancient life…
Chandrayaan-2 detects presence of water ice on shadowed regions of Moon
Chandrayaan-2, ISRO’s second lunar mission, has detected the presence of water ice in the regions of…
Jupiter’s intense auroras superheat its upper atmosphere
Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is hundreds of degrees warmer than expected. After a decades-long search, scientists may…
Something mysteriously wiped out about 90 percent of sharks 19 million years ago
About 19 million years ago, something terrible happened to sharks. Fossils gleaned from sediments in the…
