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Space shuttle photobombs Earth for the final time, 15 years ago — Earth from space
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Was Einstein wrong about anything?
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Satellites reveal Earth has a surprising symmetry in the way it reflects light — and it might be tied to the El Niño cycle
2+ week, 5+ day ago (756+ words) Even though the Eastern and Western halves of Earth are fairly different, they reflect the same amount of sunlight, a new study finds. For half a century, scientists have known that Earth's Northern and Southern hemispheres have almost the exact…...
'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
2+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old. Earth's oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now…...
Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (490+ words) When was it taken? Jan. 21, 2014 If these lakes are considered eyes, then their head is the Chiltepe Peninsula, a rounded landmass that extends into the waters of Lake Managua. Known locally as Lago Xolotlán, it covers an area of around…...
'A mixture from zero to infinity': Physicists tried splitting a photon — and ended up with an improbable swarm of particles
3+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) This brings up another strange aspect of quantum mechanics: its probabilistic nature. Particles exist as a cloud of probabilities stretching to infinity. Until a particle is observed, its properties, such as its position or energy, are in a superposition of…...
Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (686+ words) In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. Scientists genetically tweaked a tiny, worm-like parasite to produce a life-saving antitoxin from inside a living host. That said, future…...
Jupiter and Venus conjunction 2026: See two bright planets at the same time this weekend
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 9-11. In one of 2026's skywatching highlights, the two brightest planets in the night sky…...
Get the legendary astronomy performance of the Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope at its lowest price of the year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) Our telescope expert chose the Celestron NexStar 8SE as our best overall telescope, and now, with $200 off, it makes this versatile telescope excellent value for money ahead of Prime Day. The Celestron NexStar 8SE has long been considered to be one of…...
Astronomers see a vision of the sun's death while gazing deep into the 'Crystal Ball Nebula"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) The Crystal Ball Nebula has captivated astronomers for more than 200 years, and it offers a bittersweet glimpse of a dying star system similar to our own. What it is: NGC 1514, the Crystal Ball Nebula Where it is: About 1,500 light-years from…...