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New Earth-sized extrasolar planet discovered
11-16-2017 |
18
Situated just 11 light years away, Ross 128 b is shaping up to be a promising place to look for life.
Dream Chaser completes successful glide test
11-13-2017 | 19
Sierra Nevada has announced that its Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed a critical free-flight test.
Giant 'planet' found at the galaxy's center
11-11-2017 | 41
A mysterious world 4,000 times more massive than the Earth has been found lurking 22,000 light years away.
Flying insect numbers drop by 75% in 27 years
10-20-2017 | 16
A new study has highlighted a huge reduction in the number of flying insects in Germany's nature reserves.
Neutron star smash signals major breakthrough
VIDEO 10-16-2017 | 33
For the first time ever, gravitational waves and light have been picked up from the same cosmic event.
Woman finds two duelling snakes in her shower
VIDEO 10-4-2017 | 10
Petrina Murphy discovered the pythons wriggling around in her shower after they fell from a skylight.
New prehistoric marine predator discovered
10-3-2017 | 4
Palaeontologists have identified a new species that could shed light on the origins of crocodiles.
Pyramid construction mystery has been solved
VIDEO 9-24-2017 | 32
New evidence has shed light on exactly how huge stone blocks were transported to the site of the pyramids.
Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
9-16-2017 | 4
A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
Supermassive black hole found in Milky Way
9-4-2017 | 10
A new supermassive black hole has been discovered 200 light years from the center of our galaxy.
'Zombie virus' causes caterpillars to explode
8-4-2017 | 15
A peculiar virus has been causing caterpillars in the UK to incinerate themselves in bright sunlight.
Giant black swan once roamed New Zealand
7-26-2017 | 3
Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
SETI develops new alien-hunting instrument
7-18-2017 | 22
Scientists have come up with a way to scan the skies for pulses of light from an alien civilization.
Do giraffes often get struck by lightning ?
7-1-2017 | 12
Being the world's tallest animal, is the giraffe more prone to lightning strikes than other animals ?
Kurt Russell was mystery Phoenix Lights pilot
VIDEO 6-19-2017 | 16
The pilot who famously reported witnessing the 1997 Phoenix Lights was actually actor Kurt Russell.
Astronomers see a star warp another's light
6-7-2017 | 5
Astronomers have observed a distant white dwarf star shifting the position of another star in the sky.
Red flashing light spotted in the White House
VIDEO 5-30-2017 | 26
Webcam footage of a strange red light on the second floor of the White House has gone viral online.
Clouds, water vapor found on exoplanet
5-14-2017 | 8
Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away.
Astronomers discover familiar solar system
5-3-2017 | 4
A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
Virgin Galactic to initiate flights in 2018
4-30-2017 | 2
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
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