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Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!
By Keith Cooper published
Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.
Large Hadron Collider finds first evidence of important exotic heavy antimatter particle
By Robert Lea published
Using the Large Hadron Collider and the ALICE detector scientists have found the heavist antimatter particle yet, generated in Big Bang like conditions.
SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.
Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars
By Kiona N. Smith published
We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it's all because of cosmic rays.
How the 'Great Filter' could explain why we haven't found intelligent aliens
By Paul Sutter published
One possible reason why we haven't found any intelligent life in the cosmos the Great Filter argument, which says that very few civilizations make it to the advanced spacefaring stage.
NASA tests high-tech software for future mission to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa
By Keith Cooper published
NASA is developing autonomous software to recognize faults and hazards on worlds like Europa, and prevent or fix them without having to await commands from Earth.
Learn how Pike and Number One met at Starfleet Academy in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum' (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
Spend time over the holidays with Pike and Number One in this latest 'Star Trek' adventure, "Strange New Worlds: Asylum" from Una McCormack.
Geminid meteor shower fills the sky with 'shooting stars' in spectacular time-lapse photos
By Miguel Claro published
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro of Portugal captured a stunning display of Geminid meteors in these spectacular time-lapse photos.
Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska
By Harry Baker published
A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space.
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