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After months of silence, comet lander Philae phones homePhilae, the European Space Agency's comet lander that had bounced into an area with little sunlight for its solar panels, has finally woken up, say scientists.
Is it really that dangerous to high-five a great white shark?It's not as risky as you think, say experts, as long as you're near a cage and know what you're doing.聽
NASA probe gets close look at Ceres' mysterious bright spotsNASA's Dawn spacecraft has captured the sharpest-yet images of bright spots on the surface of Ceres, a dwarf planet in our solar system's asteroid belt.
Philae wakes up! Europe's plucky comet lander phones home.The European Space Agency's comet lander, Philae, awoke from seven months of hibernation after it had bounced into a spot with little sunlight to charge its batteries.
Jurassic World: Top 5 inaccuracies in movie, according to paleontologists'Jurassic World' was this weekend's big box office winner. But is the science accurate?聽
Have scientists found the little lost comet lander Philae?Rosetta's Philae 鈥撀爐he European Space Agency鈥檚 long-lost comet lander 鈥撀爉ay have been found on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.- Why are polar bears adding dolphins to their diet?Polar bears have been spotted eating white-beaked聽dolphins on聽Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean. Another example of how global warming is changing habitats and diets.聽
- Mysterious earthquake swarms in Alabama. What's going on?Since last November, at least 14 earthquakes have been recorded in rural Alabama. If it's not fracking, why is the ground shaking?
Are moths smarter than we think?Scientists use infrared cameras and 3-D printed flowers to study moths, hoping the moths can show them how to build better flying robots.
How the Japanese art of paper cutting can make stretchable batteriesKirigami batteries? A team of scientists at Arizona State University finds an intersection between art and technology, creating stretchable batteries designed through kirigami.
Why US might protect 38,000 miles of coral habitat in middle of AtlanticThe region in question includes 27 deep-sea canyons that have so far been spared from bottom-trawling but could face new threats as fishing trends evolve.
Should scientists bring back woolly mammoths?Some scientists want to create a new mammoth-elephant hybrid. But at what cost?- 15-year-old discovers planet. Why do children make such great astronomers?Seventeen-year-old Tom Wagg of England discovered a new planet when he was just 15 years old. Studies show that children are more curious than adults. Could that make them better astronomers?聽
- Trio of astronauts return to Earth from space stationThree astronauts are back on Earth after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed them in Kazakhstan after six months aboard the International Space Station.
Science NotebookScientists discover the 'return trip effect' is only felt retrospectivelyA team of scientists at Kyoto University discover that homeward bound trips feel shorter than outward bound trips, but only after the trip is complete.
Nobel laureate resigns after controversial remark: Is academia sexist?British scientist Tim Hunt said he was being honest when discussing his trouble with women in the lab. From a job and wage standpoint, women reportedly are still having problems in the world of math and science education.
Three astronauts return to Earth from space stationNASA's Terry Virts, Russia's Anton Shkaplerov, and the ESA's Samantha Cristoforetti touched down in a Soyuz capsule on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday.
Scientists unlock secrets of Saturn's humongous dust ringThe enormous ring encircling Saturn is 20 million miles across but is almost entirely made up of particles that are just 10 millionths of a meter wide.
How another Russian spacecraft glitch rattled the space station2017 is shaping up to be a landmark year for American spaceflight, and experts say it couldn't get here soon enough.
Galactic growth seen in far reaches of the universeWith Chile's ALMA telescope, astronomers have obtained "unprecedented" images of star formation in a distant galaxy.
