Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...
Could Alien Life Thrive on Planets Orbiting Dead Stars? New Study Suggests Yes
Scientists have long overlooked white dwarfs as hosts for habitable exoplanets, assuming their lack of fusion would make life impossible. But new climate models challenge that idea, showing that ...
Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
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China Creates Helicopter That Can ‘See’ Beneath Earth’s Surface
China has created the first helicopter-borne geophysical electromagnetic detection device that can peer beneath the Earth's ...
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NASA Continues To Raise the Odds That an Asteroid Dubbed ‘the City Destroyer’ Will Collide With Earth
The YR4 spans 100 meters and its impact would be comparable to eight million tons of dynamite.
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Earth-Size Planet Found In TOI 700 System's Habitable Zone
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid ...
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Scientists make surprising discovery about the Earth's core that could affect the length of a day
Scientists accidentally discovered that the Earth's inner core might not be how we thought it was - and it could affect the length of a day.
Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
The Best Crib Mattresses, After Testing 21 Top Models
Graco Premium Foam Crib & Toddler Mattress (Rating 6/10): This mattress was a pretty good contender for the Best Value pick. It didn’t ultimately win because our tester found that although the outer ...
Weather forecasts depend on the NOAA. Could private companies ever replace it?
It would be difficult for one company to provide comprehensive weather data in a reliable way that is also accessible to the ...
Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.