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3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This annotated composite of nine images taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z on July 2, 2026, shows Earth — the small…
With the power of the world’s largest solar telescope, astronomers have successfully glimpsed the sun’s roiling surface in never-before-seen detail. In some of these new images, the cresting vortices that…
When it comes to living near large carnivores, the drawbacks for humans are pretty obvious. Namely, you or your pets could become lunch. As for the benefits of this proximity,…
After roughly two weeks back in the open ocean, Pancake the sea turtle is moving right along. The critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) was released back into…
2 Min Read Advanced Mini-laboratories Automate Space Station Research NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson swaps out sample processors in the Advanced Space Experiment Processor (ADSEP). Credits: NASA The International Space…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a little over halfway through a nearly month-long deep sea survey of the South Pacific near the Cook Islands. Its remotely operated…
What’s yellow, oblong, and slimy all over? If you’re thinking of a ripe banana, you’re close—but the mystery object is also among Earth’s slowest animals. We’re talking about the banana…
Cameras spotted a distinctive brown bear cub (Ursus arctos) on the Katmai National Park bear livestream in Alaska. A cub with white silver fur was seen sitting in the grass…
A mere six days into the 1960s, American moviegoers queued up for a cinematic leap. They’d watched as silent films transformed into talkies. And today, another cinematic breakthrough was surely…