Archaeology1/6/21Jan 63Archaeology1/6/21ArchaeologyArchaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age SiteGeorge Dvorsky41One by one, the archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of junk. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting…
Animals1/6/21Jan 61Animals1/6/21AnimalsUnprecedented Camera Trap Footage Shows a Jaguar Capturing an OcelotGeorge Dvorsky8Conservationists in Guatemala have documented a rare example of a predatory wildcat preying on another. Sadly,…
Space1/5/21Jan 51Space1/5/21SpaceThis ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen BeforeGeorge Dvorsky18Space is full of surprises, like this apparent star—which, given the tumultuous circumstances of its formation,…
Space1/5/21Jan 51Space1/5/21SpaceU.S. Space Force Will Get Next-Gen Missile-Warning Satellites From Lockheed MartinGeorge Dvorsky14The Pentagon has granted Lockheed Martin a $4.9 billion contract to build three missile-warning satellites for the…
Space1/4/21Jan 41Space1/4/21SpaceTwo Upcoming NASA Missions Will Study Earth-Threatening Space WeatherGeorge Dvorsky3Two new missions to explore the Sun and Earth’s auroras could vastly improve our understanding of the complex…
Space1/4/21Jan 43Space1/4/21SpaceSpaceX Will Try to ‘Catch’ Its Starship Boosters Instead of Landing ThemGeorge Dvorsky64Not content to keep things simple or easy, SpaceX plans to catch its upcoming Super Heavy booster rockets at the…
Year In Review12/28/20Dec 283Year In Review12/28/20Year In ReviewThe Space News We’ll Be Watching in 2021George Dvorsky10Blast off to adventure in the amazing year 2021! No doubt, we’re expecting a ton of cool and exciting space-related…
Space12/23/20Dec 234Space12/23/20SpaceWatch the 'Seven Minutes of Terror' Awaiting NASA's Perseverance on Its Martian DescentGeorge Dvorsky51In just 57 days, NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt a landing on Mars. Mission controllers say it’ll be “seven…
Earth Science12/23/20Dec 232Earth Science12/23/20Earth ScienceWorld’s Largest Free-Floating Iceberg Is Starting to Crack UpGeorge Dvorsky13After more than three years of drifting through the Southern Ocean and taking a run at an biodiverse island, iceberg…
Health12/22/20Dec 22SaveHealth12/22/20HealthAntarctica Got the 'RonaGeorge Dvorsky21The virus responsible for covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, has now reached all seven continents on Earth, with Antarctica…
Space12/22/20Dec 221Space12/22/20SpaceNASA Completes ‘Wet Dress Rehearsal’ of Its Most Powerful RocketGeorge Dvorsky36Engineers from NASA and Boeing have added cryogenic propellants to the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
Animals12/21/20Dec 215Animals12/21/20AnimalsOctopuses Like to Punch Fish, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky61Upsetting but strangely satisfying new research documents octopuses punching fish during collaborative feeding…
Space12/21/20Dec 213Space12/21/20SpaceWhat We Know About the Intriguing Radio Signal From Our Neighbor StarGeorge Dvorsky46Researchers with the Breakthrough Listen project have detected a curious signal originating from Proxima Centauri,…
Space12/18/20Dec 183Space12/18/20SpaceThis Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely UnnervingGeorge Dvorsky30A European satellite has spotted an unbelievably realistic angelic figure—complete with wings, halo, and heart—in…
Earth Science12/18/20Dec 182Earth Science12/18/20Earth ScienceA Large Chunk of Ice Has Torn Away From Menacing Iceberg A68aGeorge Dvorsky13The world’s largest free-floating iceberg appears to have lost its northernmost section, a possible result of it…
Space12/17/20Dec 17SaveSpace12/17/20SpaceLunar Samples Land on Earth, Completing China’s Most Challenging ‘Space Adventure’George Dvorsky12For the first time in 44 years, a spacecraft has brought lunar samples to Earth. With the Chang’e 5 mission…
Archaeology12/17/20Dec 172Archaeology12/17/20ArchaeologyShipwreck Filled With Treasure and Elephant Tusks Sheds Light on 16th-Century Ivory TradeGeorge Dvorsky15A trove of elephant tusks found in the cargo hold of an old Portuguese shipwreck is yielding new insights into the…
Slideshow12/16/20Dec 161Slideshow12/16/20SlideshowDiscoveries That Really, Really Seemed Like AliensGeorge Dvorsky10As the famous X-Files poster declares, “I want to believe.” This wanting, however, often leads us astray. When…
Space12/15/20Dec 155Space12/15/20SpaceJapanese Probe Returned More Asteroid Than Expected—Including Pebbles and GasGeorge Dvorsky32It looks like coffee beans in a grinder, but it’s actually bits of dust and pebbles scooped up from the surface of…
Earth Science12/15/20Dec 153Earth Science12/15/20Earth ScienceWorld’s Largest Iceberg Now Ominously Close to Sensitive IslandGeorge Dvorsky52A scary situation is developing in the southern Atlantic Ocean, as iceberg A68a is now within striking distance of…