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'Stranded' NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 due to SpaceX capsule issues, NASA reveals
By Stephanie Pappas published
Due to a delay with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were meant to spend 10 days in space in June 2024, will now not return to Earth until late March 2025 at the earliest, NASA announced.
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
By Sascha Pare published
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
James Webb telescope spies stunning 'Firefly Sparkle' galaxy — a baby clone of the Milky Way being 'assembled brick by brick' in the early universe
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a baby, Milky Way-like galaxy that formed more than 13 billion years ago. This "Firefly Sparkle" galaxy could reveal how our own galaxy evolved.
13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk in the afterlife
By Owen Jarus published
More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals why we previously got it wrong
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have shown that a "remelting event" more than 4.3 billion years ago "reset" the internal clock of most lunar rocks, which has helped obscure the moon's true age.
270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog
By Patrick Pester published
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
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By Anna Gora published
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months
By Harry Baker published
The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man's penis was turning to bone
By Mindy Weisberger published
A man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.
'She was waiting for a 1-in-a-million match': Alabama woman is the 3rd patient to ever get a pig kidney
By Nicoletta Lanese published
An Alabama woman underwent a transplant procedure to get a new kidney from a gene-edited pig.
The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?
By Skyler Ware published
The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.
Scientists followed a mysterious signal — and found 2 black holes gorging on something like never before
By Andrey Feldman published
While investigating a mysterious radiation signal unlike any seen before, astronomers may have uncovered a rare pair of binary supermassive black holes with a truly monstrous appetite.
When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says
7,000-year-old alien-like figurine from Kuwait a 'total surprise' to archaeologists
By Hannah Kate Simon published
A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have been unearthed from ancient Mesopotamia.
We might have been completely wrong about the origin of Saturn's rings, new study claims
By Patrick Pester published
Computer modeling suggests Saturn's rings are billions of years older than previous research suggests — but the new findings are up for debate.
The Canon 10x32 IS are some of the best image-stabilized binoculars we have ever tested and are currently available with a $324 saving in this deal
By Rich Owen published
Deals With a 29% saving, these tech-packed binoculars are at the lowest price they have been in years.
Weird lickable lollipop invention lets you taste in virtual reality
By Pandora Dewan published
Licking a lollipop-shaped device can let you taste and smell nine flavors in VR.
Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.
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