Flying high above the clouds and moon-gazing may sound like a scene from a timeless romance, but NASA did just that in the name of Earth science research. In March 2025 pilots took the agency’s ER-2 science aircraft on a series of night…
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ESA’s Mars Express Uncovers Surprising ‘Moving Rock’ on the Red Planet
A fascinating new snapshot from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express has revealed the dynamic landscape of Mars, showcasing both rugged terrain and smoother, younger plains on the planet’s surface. The image captures the Acheron…
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New antibiotic compound emerges as strong candidate in the fight against MRSA
The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of infections that cannot be treated with current antibiotics rising and presenting one of the biggest threats…
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Childhood Stress Rewires the Brain: Study Reveals Widespread White Matter Disruption
A study by Mass General Brigham involving over 9,000 participants found that early life adversity is linked to weaker white matter connections in the brain, which can raise the risk of cognitive challenges. However, supportive relationships may…
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Peculiar sea creature that looks like a spotty golf ball filmed near Vancouver Island after season-long search
A videographer has shared delightful footage of a tiny lumpsucker he spotted in Canadian waters.
“This was the ONLY Pacific spiny lumpsucker I was able to find and film these past few weeks,” says underwater videographer Kolin Hansen from
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Have We Been to Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 56
Have we ever been to Uranus?
The answer is simple, yes, but only once. The Voyager II spacecraft flew by the planet Uranus back in 1986, during a golden era when the Voyager…
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Linear Sand Dunes in the Great Sandy Desert
On March 25, 2013, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the Great Sandy Desert in northwest Australia, showcasing linear dunes separated in a roughly regular fashion. When you fly over such dune fields—either…
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