The end is in sight for NASA’s historic Artemis 1 mission to the moon, which will return its Orion spacecraft to Earth on Sunday, Dec. 11 with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. If you’re hoping to track the Orion spaceship’s splashdown, you’ll need to know what time it is and the events that need …
The first deep-field image of the cosmos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has allowed scientists to study the faint, almost ghostly light of orphan stars that exist between the galaxies of galactic clusters. Gravitationally unbound to galaxies, these stars are pulled from their homes and drift through intergalactic space by the massive …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Armored dinosaurs called ankylosaurs may have wielded hammer-like tail clubs at each other in conflict, in addition to fending off predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. A well-preserved fossil of an ankylosaurus, a herbivorous dinosaur …
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Scientists have used a combination of green lasers and cameras to shed light on the effect a toilet flushes on its surroundings – and we doubt you’ll be lucky enough to leave the lid open while flushing after you’ve seen the results. The video clip made by a team of researchers from the University of …
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Scientists think they have cracked the secret of aging. Major genetic analysis of people, rodents and fish has revealed that the length of their DNA is directly related to their biological age. Shorter genes were associated with shorter lifespans, while longer genes were linked to better health and longevity. Scientists believe that if they can …
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Sci-fi fans will know that the Terminator was nothing but a ruthless killing machine due to its ability to effortlessly heal itself after damage. Now, engineers at Cornell University in New York may be well on their way to recreating this remarkable self-healing ability. Experts have created a robot that can detect when and where …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain It was a good year for research of all kinds as three men shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work which showed that tiny particles separated from each other at great distances can become entangled. Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the award for their work showing …
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Enlarge / Orion flew past the Moon on Monday as it prepared to return to Earth. Nasa NASA’s Artemis I mission is nearing completion, and so far Orion’s daring flight far beyond the Moon has gone about as well as the space agency could hope. However, to earn a passing grade, the mission must still …
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South Ring Nebula (side-by-side NIRCam and MIRI images). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope offers dramatically different views of the South Ring Nebula. Each image combines near and mid-infrared light from three filters. On the left, Webb’s image of the South Ring Nebula highlights the very hot gas that surrounds the two central stars. On the …
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South Ring Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI images side by side). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope offers dramatically different views of the South Ring Nebula. Each image combines near and mid-infrared light from three filters. On the left, Webb’s image of the South Ring Nebula highlights the very hot gas that surrounds the two central stars. …
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