The weird, repeating signals from deep space just tripled
2m read7 savesEric MackAug 19Fast radio bursts are getting more attention from scientists, who can now detect more of them.
Astronomers discover "deep structure" under Moon's largest crater
1m read5 savesFirst: Jun 10The strange mass extends to "depths of more than 300 km [186 miles]" according to the paper.
Scientists Mull the Astrobiological Implications of an Airless Alien Planet
4m readFirst: Aug 19A rocky world devoid of atmosphere arouses debate over the habitability of the Milky Way’s most common star systems
Sorry, Elon: terraforming Mars would take 3,500 nukes per day
6 savesFirst: Aug 19Musk: 0 Basic arithmetic: 1
Researchers want to build a space station to recycle junk in Earth’s orbit
4m read7 savesAug 04There are about 22,000 large objects orbiting the Earth, including working and broken satellites and bits of old rocket from…
Jupiter may have absorbed a smaller planet
7 savesFirst: Aug 14An ancient collision is scientists' best explanation for the planet's unusually diffuse core.