Mathematical secrets of ancient tablet unlocked after nearly a century of study
At least 1,000 years before the Greek mathematician Pythagoras looked at a right angled triangle and worked out that the square of the longest...
Elon Musk reveals sleek SpaceX spacesuit for crewed flights in 2018
SpaceX has unveiled a sleek white spacesuit for astronauts on its crewed flights expected to take off next year.
Chief executive Elon Musk revealed the...
Ancient settlement primed for flooding in Turkey
Crews have begun dynamiting Neolithic-era caves near Hasankeyf, Turkey. The early Mesopotamian settlement will soon be submerged by a hydroelectric dam project, Diego Cupolo...
If You Missed This Year’s Eclipse, Chase Another
by Kelsey Kennedy
Starting in 2019, there will be other opportunities to catch totality—or see it again if you’re hooked.
Eclipse chasers may seem a little...
NASA says 3mi asteroid set to graze past Earth on Sept 1
A massive asteroid estimated to be 2.7 miles wide is set to make a ‘relatively close encounter’ with Earth on September 1.
Dubbed ‘Florence,’ the...
Life After Death? –Physicists Says “It’s Quantum Information that Transcends from One World to...
While scientists are still in heated debates about what exactly consciousness is, the University of Arizona’s Stuart Hameroff and British physicist Sir Roger Penrose...
Building Huge Structures in Space: ‘Archinaut’ Takes Another Step
By Mike Wall
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Made In Space just took another step toward its goal of building telescopes and other large structures off...
Afraid of the Dark? Why Eclipses Frightened Ancient Civilizations
By Tom Metcalfe
Total solar eclipses have inspired wonder and awe throughout history, with the first known reference to an eclipse dating back about 5,000...
Aliens could conquer Earth by following ‘dangerous’ maps NASA ‘foolishly’ sent into space
Back in the optimistic early days of space exploration, everyone thought it was a great idea to offer aliens a chart telling them how...
Winston Churchill on Aliens: 1939 Essay Discovered (February Re-post)
By Sarah Lewin
February 15, 2017 01:00pm ET
Winston Churchill was known for his leadership during World War II, but a newfound essay on alien life...