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Incoming Asteroid Test: NASA Using Planetary Defense System During Flyby

An asteroid is going to come close to Earth and NASA scientists will use it as a drill, testing whether they can prevent a real-life Armageddon.

Jul 28, 2017

First Exomoon Found? Scientists May Have Discovered A Moon Orbiting An Exoplanet

Scientists might have found the first exomoon — a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system.

Jul 28, 2017

NASA Photos 2017: The 7 Most Spectacular Astronomy Images

We are only halfway through 2017 and already NASA has given us dozens of amazing photos of our planet, our solar system and our universe.

Jul 28, 2017

American Scientists Use Gene-Editing CRISPR Technology On Human Embryos

Scientists in the U.S. have reportedly edited the genes of human embryos for the first time, using CRISPR technology with positive results.

Jul 27, 2017

Half Your Body’s Atoms May Be Immigrants From Faraway Galaxies

Matter can’t be created or destroyed, so it makes sense that your body is made up of atoms that came from other galaxies across the universe.

Jul 27, 2017

Where AI Meets Neuroscience: How The Human Brain Will Make Robots Smarter

If neuroscientists work with the programmers of artificial intelligence, they could thrust AI technology forward and change the way we understand the human brain.

Jul 27, 2017

The Hidden Bones Of A Historic Fossil Have Been Found

Paleontologists dug up the bones of one of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived after a team in the 1930s missed a bunch of the fossil’s pieces.

Jul 27, 2017

Watch NASA Deep Freeze Its Alien-Hunting Telescope In Test

NASA is putting its new telescope into impossibly cold conditions to see how well it can observe alien exoplanets in the vacuum of space.

Jul 26, 2017

Bigmouth Fish With 3 Rows Of Teeth Ruled Ocean After Mass Extinction

How long did it take for giant predators to evolve after the worst mass extinction event in Earth’s history? Not as long as you may think, based on this fish with a big mouth.

Jul 26, 2017

Prehistoric Humans Ate Wheat In The Mountains, A Clue About Early Farming

Prehistoric humans packed wheat with them for food as they crossed through mountain passes and spread across the planet.

Jul 26, 2017

NASA's WISE Spacecraft Uncovers Massive Comets In Our Solar System

There are way more comets in our solar system than we thought, and they are pretty big.

Jul 25, 2017

Pieces Are Already Breaking Off Antarctica’s Lost Iceberg The Size Of Delaware

The huge iceberg that calved off Antarctica earlier this month is already breaking into smaller ice pieces that could be hazardous to sailors.

Jul 25, 2017

Gene In Flightless Birds Could Solve Evolutionary Mystery, Human Birth Defects

Why can’t some birds fly? Scientists have an answer and it could stop human birth defects.

Jul 25, 2017

Rogue Planet: How Many Starless Planets Wander The Universe?

Rogue planets wander the galaxy without a star to orbit, and now we have an idea how many of these homeless objects are around us.

Jul 25, 2017

Autism Test: Eye Movement May Help Diagnose Developmental Disorder

Doctors might be able to test for autism by watching how the eyes of their patients respond to a moving object.

Jul 24, 2017

Study: Human Body Evolved To Either Run Or Fight

Human evolution may have created two types of bodies: one that can fight for its territory and one that can run away quickly.

Jul 24, 2017

Does Worrying Help You Live Longer? Study Says Being Neurotic Is Good

People who worry all the time might live longer than their calmer counterparts, which would be one benefit of having an anxiety disorder.

Jul 24, 2017

7 Iconic NASA Photos Taken By Astronauts On The Moon

Only 12 men have walked on the moon, starting with that fateful Apollo 11 mission in which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took giant leaps for mankind. The photos they took on the surface brought us along on their journeys.

Jul 22, 2017

Caveman Sex: How Often Did Ancient Humans Interbreed With Extinct Relatives?

Modern humans were probably having a lot of sex with other extinct species like the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and this leftover gene is proof of it.

Jul 21, 2017

Do Aliens Exist? Ross 128 Signals Not A Message From Intelligent Life

Scientists found the source of the weird signals that were coming from a star close to Earth, and it turns out it was not a message from aliens.

Jul 21, 2017

Can We Cure Climate Change? Scientists Debate If We Should Cool Earth

Scientists have some ideas for stopping climate change, but each one could have terrible unintended consequences.

Jul 21, 2017

NASA Pictures: Moon Photobombs Mars In Hubble Space Telescope’s Images

This moon photobombed Mars as the Hubble Space Telescope was trying to take some photos of the planet and they made for some cool shots.

Jul 20, 2017

Talking To Aliens: How Scientists Respond To Extraterrestrial Messages

Scientists have a plan for responding to signals from a planet outside our solar system: Keep calm and send dog videos.

Jul 20, 2017

When Did Life On Earth Begin? Scientists Say It Started On Land, Not Sea

Scientists commonly believe that life on Earth started with microorganisms at the bottom of the ocean and later walked on land, but a few are suggesting we have it backward.

Jul 20, 2017

Humans Have Produced Enough Plastic To Build 25,000 Empire State Buildings

Humans have produced a tremendous amount of plastic in the last several decades and most of it is now litter or building up in our landfills.

Jul 19, 2017

Watch Old NASA Footage: YouTube Shows Space Shuttle Launches, Buzz Aldrin Playing Baseball

NASA is uploading a ton of historical footage to one of its YouTube channels, so you can watch the first aircraft that broke the sound barrier or see Buzz Aldrin at a baseball game.

Jul 19, 2017

Did A Dwarf Planet Crash Into Mars? Theory Explains Martian Dichotomy

Why does Mars look so weird? A dwarf planet may have crashed into it as it was forming, and threw everything out of whack.

Jul 19, 2017

Swiss Couple Missing Since WWII Found Preserved In Glacier 75 Years Later

A Swiss couple that went missing in the mountains 75 years ago may have been found, after a melting glacier turned out their mummified remains.

Jul 18, 2017

Jane Austen Fans React To Pride And Prejudice Quote On New Bill Honoring Author

It is a truth universally acknowledged ... that Jane Austen fans took to social media to mock the new British banknote honoring the author, 200 years after her death.

Jul 18, 2017

Are These Ancient Greek Skeletons The Executed Army Of Olympic Champion Cylon?

The first Olympic champion, Cylon, tried and failed to take over Athens in the 7th Century B.C. But his army surrendered and was shackled and executed. We may have found their skeletons.

Jul 18, 2017