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Space.com

A metallic plate about the size of a standard sheet of printer paper is bolting through space as you read this, engraved with the thoughts of U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón: “Arching under the night sky inky with black expansiveness, we point

Space.com

The vast majority of Earth’s meteorites come from these three asteroid families, according to researchers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. a dark mountainous landscape beneath a …

ABC News

Aurora borealis events occur when a “blast of solar material and strong magnetic fields” from the sun interact with the atoms and molecules in Earth’s outer atmosphere, Shawn Dahl, coordinator for NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, told ABC News.

Scientific American

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then helped it heal. By Douglas Fox. Illustration of the Earth as it may have been in the Archaean eon (3.8 to.

Scientific American

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Earlier this month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a surge in whooping …

Scientific American

Observations from a retrofitted spy plane hint at a connection between powerful gamma-ray flashes and a thunderstorm’s lightning. By Lee Billings. Lightning strikes over distant landscape. Stuart Westmorland/Getty Images. Weather.

Space.com

By controlling a virtual simulation of a rover, they were able to manipulate a robotic arm to dig a sample of pretend lunar regolith (called simulant). The process negates the need for camera feeds, which can lag because of the 1.3-second time delay …

Livescience.com

A new video shows how Earth’s magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent “polar reversal event.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Smithsonian

By analyzing the ancient skeleton of a baby found in southern Italy, scientists have put together a striking picture of the young boy: The poorly developed child lived during the Ice Age—17,000 years ago—and he likely had brown skin, curly dark hair …

Florida Today

(This article has been updated to provide new information, including a new launch date.) Cape Canaveral was set to see yet another rocket launch this evening —one which would tie the record number of launches set last year. While SpaceX has not …