Why cicadas love to land on you, irresistible human
Even on an Air Force base tarmac, a cicada landed on the president’s neck. The spectacular emergence of the Brood X cicadas — with some 1.5 million of the harmless…
Hubble catches sight of a beautifully swirling galaxy in flux
Hubble’s latest look into deep space is a real dazzler. Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et Say hello to NGC 4680. This distant galaxy — it’s more than 350…
A flight to space with Jeff Bezos aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard sold for $28 million
It’s been a long month of bidding, but Jeff Bezos is officially going to have more company than just his brother during the Amazon founder’s upcoming inaugural trip into outer…
If a scary asteroid will actually strike Earth, here’s how you’ll know
On April 13, 2029 (which happens to be Friday the 13th), something unsettling will happen. A decent-sized asteroid, the 1,100-foot-wide Apophis, will pass so close to Earth it’ll be visible…
China’s Zhurong rover takes an adorable group selfie on Mars
The China National Space Agency shared a charming group photo on Friday of its Zhurong rover and accompanying lander on Mars. The pair brought a small camera along for the…
Anti-vax nurse hilariously attempts to prove COVID vaccines make you magnetic
There’s a hot new conspiracy about COVID-19 vaccinations and, boy, is it magnetic. During a meeting of a state legislature health committee on Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny,…
Feast your eyes on Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system
Ganymede, a behemoth of an icy moon in Jupiter’s orbit, was captured in vivid detail by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on June 7. It was the closest flyby of the moon…
Storm experts will send tough robots directly into hurricanes
A seafaring drone can sail where people can’t: straight into a hurricane. During the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season (it’s predicted to be busy), that’s exactly what scientists will do: send…
Earthlings, rejoice: We’re visiting Venus again. Twice.
Memo to Elon Musk: You were paying attention to the wrong planet all along. Venus, not Mars, is where it’s at. That much was confirmed Wednesday, when NASA announced the…
Watch this intense footage of a drone crashing into an erupting volcano
Nobody likes to lose a drone, but should the tragic event ever occur, you’d at least hope your plucky metal pal would go down in a blaze of glory. That’s…