Huge green fireball from Geminid meteor shower captured on Indiana officer's dash cam

An Indiana officer got a stunning view of the Geminid meteor shower — known as one of the best meteor shows of the year — from his patrol car late ...

When 'Christmas comet' streaks by Earth this weekend it will be brightest of the year

The night sky will come alive this weekend when a green comet streaks by Earth on the heels of the Geminid meteor shower's display of green fireballs.

Glorious Geminid meteor shower fireball caught on cop's dashcam

The green fireball couldn't escape the long lens of the law.

Cop catches falling meteor on his dash cam as it lights up the night sky

If you're hoping to spot a falling meteor, there are times of the year that are better than others. At the moment the Geminid meteor shower is currently at its peak, ...

Martian Satellite Spots NASA’s InSight Lander From Space

NASA's InSight on the Martian surface. The odd teal color is not the actual color of the probe, but rather a visual artifact caused by reflected light. The dark ...

Of Course You’ll Want to See InSight’s First Selfie.

NASA's has given us InSight's first selfie. Now's a good time to look back at some other robot selfies in the history of space exploration.

NASA InSight spacecraft captures eerie audio of 'UNWORDLY' sound of Martian wind on Mars

Eerie footage from NASA's InSight spacecraft on Mars has caught “unworldly” sounds on the planet. The sound of wind moving over the lander can be heard in a ...

Sound of mars

Crick scientists crack CRISPR editing

A team of researchers have just figured out how to play god, mastering the editing of DNA.

New CRISPR technique could prevent obesity without cutting or editing a genome

An exciting new study has demonstrated how a new kind of CRISPR technique can increase the expression of certain genes, instead of the more traditional ...

Wake-up call from Hong Kong

The Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in Hong Kong last month, was rocked by the revelation from a researcher from Shenzhen that ...

Scientists crack the CRISPR code for precise human genome editing

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered a set of simple rules that determine the precision of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in human cells.

Astronomers discover 'evaporating' planet

Scientists Detect Hot Neptune Losing Atmosphere at an Extraordinary Rate

Scientists have detected a so-called Hot Neptune losing atmosphere extremely quickly, possibly explaining why we find so few of them ...

Hubble Finds Fast-Evaporating Warm Neptune: GJ 3470b | Astronomy

Astronomers have found a 'very warm' Neptune, named GJ 3470b, that is losing its atmosphere at a rate 100 times faster than that of GJ 436b, a previously ...

Exoplanet newly discovered is losing its atmosphere at an incredible rate

Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet that is of a very rare variety called a "hot Neptune." The new exoplanet is dubbed Gliese 3470b, and the big thing.

Nasa's Juno probe films Jupiter's storms

Juno's Mission to Jupiter Just Hit Its Halfway Point: What We've Learned So Far - D-brief

Juno is about to embark on its 16th science pass of Jupiter.

A recap of Juno's mission to Jupiter so far

NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft is about to fly past Jupiter yet again to gather more data on the gas giant. With this 16th flyby, the Juno mission will have ...

Nasa photographs mystery 'disturbance' near Jupiter's Great Red Spot

A 'disturbance' on Jupiter has been glimpsed 'stealing' from the gas giant planet's iconic Great Red Spot. Nasa has just released a series of stunning pictures ...

Parker Solar Probe Beams Back Data From the Sun's Corona

NASA's Parker Solar Probe set a record when it launched earlier this year as the fastest spacecraft in history with a top speed of around 430,000 miles per hour.

Solar Probe Sends Back First Image and Data From the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe survived its first swoop around our star and will get even closer on its next two dozen trips.

NASA's Solar Probe Just Sent Back the First Photo From Inside the Sun's Atmosphere

NASA's new Parker Solar Probe just sent back a spectacular close-up photo of the sun -- the first image of its kind.

NASA probe speeds through sun's atmosphere, captures photo of Mercury

NASA's Parker Solar Probe came within 16.9 million miles of the sun's surface when it captured this unprecedented image in November 2018.

The wrong place at the wrong time - scary signs of polar winter warming

Alaskan scientists describe never-before-seen melting in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Greenland ice sheet melting at an accelerating rate due to global warming

Data obtained from ice cores taken from the Greenland ice sheet reveal that the past decade has seen the fastest melt rate in 350 years.

Warmer Arctic temperatures are killing cod and the effects are being felt in Oregon

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. That's according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) latest research ...

Decade since Al Gore predicted ice-free Arctic in 5-7 years

Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of Al Gore's prediction that within five to seven years, it was likely that the North Polar Ice Cap would be free of ice.

Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us

People who sign up for genetic testing from companies like 23andMe can find out how much of their DNA comes from Neanderthals. For those whose ancestry ...

Rare Neanderthal DNA mean some people’s brains are slightly different shape, study suggests

Interbreeding with Neanderthals thousands of years ago has given some humans alive today more elongated brains, according to a new study. Scientists ...

Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA

Many people carry Neanderthal DNA that can affect brain cell growth and the insulation around neurons – and that may have a small impact on brain ...

NASA is creating lunar spacecraft astronauts can recycle

We've become obsessed with sustainability on Earth—your sneakers are probably recyclable—but using less and reusing as much as possible in space is ...

China's moon rover hits lunar orbit, but the US isn't sure how to approach the new space race

For the first time since the Cold War, public interest is once again shifting toward space. But this time, it isn't a looming competition between two.

Chinese spacecraft hoping to reach the dark side of the moon has entered lunar orbit

The 240000 mile long journey saw Chang'e-4 enter an elliptical orbit 80 miles above the surface. It took off from the Xichang satellite launch centre in Sichuan, ...

China shoots for the far side of the moon | TheHill

China's Chang'e 4 is the most ambitious and difficult robotic mission ever sent to the lunar surface.

Geneticists make new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined

Medical researchers at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute have made a new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined—it's not just about ...

Human Sex Reversal Attributed to Gain or Loss of Regulatory DNA

Many unexplained sex reversals, or disorders of sex development, may be due to duplication or delection of newly identified enhancers of the SOX9 gene.

Melbourne researchers make sex development disorder discovery

Researchers in Melbourne have found genetic makeup previously described as "junk matter" can affect whether a baby is male or female.

Researchers discover new new DNA gender clue

Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute has discovered that a baby's sex is also determined by previously unrecognised DNA “enhancers”.

MIT develops incredible system to 'shrink' objects

Researchers at MIT have developed a system to “shrink” objects down to a nanoscale level.

Incredible shrinking method collapses structures to the nanoscale

Research innovation brings Shrinky Dink-like method to the nanoscale.

Imploding hydrogel shrinks objects to the nanoscale

A new 3D nanofabrication technique called Implosion Fabrication could be used to create a wide variety of nano- and microstructures not previously possible.

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale

A team from MIT has developed a new technique to shrink objects to the nanoscale, and it involved a material typically found in baby diapers.

Experts Urge U.S. to Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion Research

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

New research may upend what we know about how tornadoes form

New data on the birth of tornadoes suggest that the twisters don't form from the top down.

What’s next for Kilauea? Volcano might enter into lull, research article says

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY photos Kilauea Volcano's 2018 summit collapse, shown here on July 28 (left), and the lower East Rift Zone fissure 8 lava flow, ...

Kilauea might enter into lull following voluminous eruption, research article says

Kilauea Volcano's 2018 summit collapse on July 28 (left), and the lower East Rift Zone fissure 8 lava flow on July 2. (Courtesy photos/U.S. GEOLOGICAL ...

Yearender 2018: 43 Chilling Pics Capturing Mother Nature' Fury

From deadly wildfires, horrifying hurricanes, violent volcanoes to heavy rain, here are 44 chilling reminders of Mother Nature's fury that is a sight to behold…

2018: The Year in Volcanic Activity

Out of an estimated 1500 active volcanoes, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava.

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Record-setting spacecraft captures intense up-close image of the sun (PHOTO)

NASA has flown a probe closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever ventured before, capturing an incredible picture just 16.9 million miles from the surface of our ...

This 'Close-Up' Image Of The Sun From The Parker Solar Probe Is Amazing - Digg

​The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to explore the outer corona of the sun, and it has already become the closest object to the sun we've ever sent into ...

Tangled magnetic fields may power jets from supermassive black holes

Lurking in the cores of active galaxies are supermassive black holes that can blast out enormous jets of charged particles stretching millions of light years into ...

Russian cosmonauts take samples on 6th hour of spacewalk to crack mystery

Two Russian cosmonauts have taken samples of their capsule's exterior in the sixth hour of a spacewalk seeking to resolve the mystery of a small hole found in ...

Russian cosmonauts stab Space Station with a knife to investigate 'hole drilled in wall'

Is a saboteur really running amok on the International Space Station – and using a drill to create tiny holes in the wall of the Russian section? This week, two ...

Russian cosmonauts execute 8-hour spacewalk to investigate possible sabotage aboard the ISS

Back in August, the crew aboard the International Space Station noticed a slight drop in air pressure within the station. The drop wasn't life.

NASA to spend New Year's exploring a frozen, hostile space rock

If your New Year's resolution is to travel 4 billion miles to explore the very edge of the solar system, NASA has you covered.

Chinese cave holds carbon dating 'Holy Grail' | Research

Stalagmites in a Chinese cave have given scientists all they need to reconstruct the historical record of atmospheric radiocarbon (carbon-14) back to the carbon ...