Blue Origin rocket explodes during ground test
The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, said its New Glenn rocket would launch this week. A second stage failure derailed the vehicle’s third flight last …
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Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and ‘a true terror of its time’
There’s a newly crowned T. rex. This one, called Tylosaurus rex, was a tyrant of the sea and mosasaur spanning up to 43 feet in length.
Scientists accidentally discover sea cucumber with ‘tissue immortality’
Severed fragments of a sea cucumber kept living and thriving instead of decaying, puzzling researchers.
An astronaut suddenly couldn’t speak in space. What does that mean for future missions?
A health scare prompted the first ever early return from the International Space Station for a medical reason. Does it change the plan for deep space …
Why did T. rex have tiny arms? A new study may finally have the answer
An analysis of 85 dinosaur species shows that tiny forearms in meat-eating dinosaurs were the result of an evolutionary trade-off.
The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps
Unusual stellar remnants suggest the Milky Way might have eaten a galaxy called Loki billions of years ago, according to new research.
The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?
SpaceX is set to reignite a make-or-break testing campaign of its Starship megarocket — and the stakes are high for the company, NASA and beyond.
Asteroid mission captures rarely seen perspective of Mars during close flyby
NASA’s Psyche mission to investigate a metal-rich asteroid captured rare glimpses of Mars during a recent flyby.
This rare monkey is disappearing from one forest — but bouncing back in another
The rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey wasn’t seen for decades. But a small population in Khau Ca forest is staging a comeback, giving conservationists h…
Neptunian moon Nereid could be lone intact survivor from ancient satellite system
Neptune’s third-largest moon, Nereid, could be an intact survivor from the planet’s original satellite system, upending previous assumptions.
