The 5 Most Interesting Things We Learned From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s AMA
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on Saturday hosted a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” live chat, answering a wide range of questions from fans who were curious …
Black Hole Given the Hawaiian Name ‘Powehi.’ Here’s What That Means
The black hole that was captured in a first-ever picture this week has been named “Powehi,” courtesy of a language professor at the University of …
Horses Can Recognize Human Emotion, Study Shows
Humans have long formed bonds with horses, but a new study may show the species is even more emotionally connected to us than we thought. …
All the Ways Humans Try to Kill Mosquitos—and Why We’re Still Losing
For such a tiny creature, mosquitoes have caused humans untold misery for millennia. The insect, which measures no more than a few millimeters in length, …
Venus May Once Have Been a Garden Planet
One of the hard facts of our solar system is that even with eight perfectly nice planets, Earth remains the only house on the block …
Vivid Photo Shows Successful Launch and Land of a SpaceX Rocket
SpaceX successfully landed a Falcon 9 rocket on the ground early Monday morning. The rocket was launched rocket into space from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The …
See NASA’s New Photo of a Frozen ‘Lake’ on Pluto
Millions or billions of years ago, liquids might have pooled on the surface of Pluto, a new photograph captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft shows. …
Don’t Let Your Dog Get to Your Chewing Gum
A common sweetener in chewing gum could be lethal when ingested by dogs, the Food and Drug Administration warned this week. Xylitol, a type of …
The San Andreas Fault Is ‘Locked and Loaded,’ a Leading Seismologist Warns
A leading earthquake expert has warned that a section of the San Andreas Fault in Southern California may be “ready to go,” and that a …
President Obama Warns of Excessive Heat as Temperatures Expected to Top 110
President Obama warned Americans to stay safe during an ongoing heat wave as heat advisories remained in effect in at least 15 states and some …