Doomsday Clock Explained: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?
The Doomsday Clock in 2023. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Planet Earth has seen its share of horrors over the last three years. Sorry to get all doom and gloom,…
NASA Perseverance Rover Poses for Delightful Mars Sample Depot Selfie
Perseverance rover poses for a selfie with a sample tube as it builds the first sample depot on another planet. NASA, JPL-Caltech, Kevin M. Gill This story is part of…
Giant New Iceberg the Size of London Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
Chasm-1 along the Brunt Ice Shelf finally spawned a fresh giant iceberg in early 2023. BAS Please welcome a new iceberg to the planet. The British Antarctic Survey monitors activities…
2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Mummy Unwrapped After 100 Years in Museum Basement
The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy, stored unexamined at a museum in Cairo for over a…
2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden Boy’ Mummy Digitally Unwrapped After a Century
The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy, stored unexamined at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for over…
The Doomsday Clock Explained: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?
The Doomsday Clock in 2021. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists/Thomas Gaulkin Planet Earth has seen it’s fair share of horrors over the last three years. Sorry to get all doom…
NASA’s Webb Might’ve Discovered the Ingredients for Life in a Cold, Dark Cloud
This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark molecular cloud, which resides 630 light years away. NASA, ESA,…
Common Type of Asteroid Could Be Very Hard to Destroy, Study Finds
A visualization of asteroid Itokawa, which was visited by the Japanese Hayabusa1 mission. JAXA/Curtin University It’s a trope in science fiction that the best way to deal with a threatening…
SpaceX Preparing for First Full Test Fire of Its Mega Starship Rocket
A magical, misty moment in Texas as Starship poses on the launchpad in January 2023. SpaceX After over a year and a half of waiting, it’s clear Starship’s first trip…
Bright Green Comet Passing Earth Is Visible Now In Dark Skies
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now’s the time to start looking for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) if you can find clear, dark skies near you…