China’s space station releases small test satellite into orbit
China has released a small test satellite into orbit from its recently completed Tiangong space station...
No chimney? No problem! How Santa will visit astronauts on the International Space Station (video)
With each of the International Space Station docking ports full, NASA has a backup plan to get the merry elf…
Winter storm from ‘bomb cyclone’ hits eastern US as satellites watch (video)
High winds and deep snow are making travel hazardous in a near-record area of the United States, forecasters warn, as…
The Christmas night sky 2022: The planets pay a holiday visit
Your guide to the stars, constellations and planets that will decorate the Christmas night sky in 2022...
Watch the final new moon of 2022 rise on Friday (Dec. 23)
The final new moon of 2022 is upon us, signaling the beginning of the lunar cycle that will lead into…
Perseverance rover make its first package delivery: a unique kind of Mars rock
Once the Perseverance team confirmed the first sample tube was on the surface, they positioned the WATSON camera located at…
A primitive part of the zebrafish brain helps them find their way home
Zebrafish swimming in an aquarium. Deposit PhotosAn evolutionarily-ancient region of their brains work as a cognitive map. The post A…
Ancient social networks spread pottery trends across the world
Clay pots in a modern day pottery studio. Deposit PhotosTechniques spread over huge distances in a short period of time…
Two men set up a scam that sent billions of robocalls. They may have to pay $300 million.
The campaign made over 5 billion robocalls in just three months alone. Deposit PhotosRemember all those auto warranty scam calls?…
Why marine biologists fell in love with a kitchen scrubber
Tropico PhotoThe unlikely story of the Tuffy pot scrubber and the marine biologists who can’t live without it. The post…