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First LookWith help of lasers, NASA hopes to create the 'coldest spot in the universe'While astronomers crave more powerful telescopes and planetary scientists demand orbiters, landers, and rovers,聽quantum physicists want lower temperatures and microgravity.聽
First LookCosmic dust opens window into dawn of the universeScientists say the light emitted from this dust likely traveled some 13.2 billion light-years to reach Earth.
First LookThe tortoise: Blue Origin sees small steps as key to space businessWhile SpaceX pursues an accelerated path to the moon and beyond, Jeff Bezos maintains that small, incremental progress will help Blue Origin prosper in the long run.
First LookChina sets its sights on the moon: lunar probe planned before year鈥檚 endExperts say China's space-exploration plans are part scientific ambition, part symbol of national prowess.- First LookYellow taxis are safer than blue ones, says scienceThe relative visibility of yellow cabs make them 9 percent less likely to be rear-ended than blue ones, a large-scale study of taxis in Singapore has found.
First LookJeff Bezos offers peek at Blue Origin's new rocket engineThe Amazon founder tweeted a pair of photos聽of Blue Origin's聽BE-4 engine, which he says will help聽'end American dependence' on Russian rocket engines.
First LookHow a new space weather forecaster could help protect astronautsA new study finds that Earth-bound telescopes can more quickly detect the arrival of potentially hazardous particles from the sun than ones in orbit, adding extra time to protect spacefarers.
First Look New NOAA satellite tracks lightning in real time from spaceNOAA's GOES-16 weather聽satellite released the first images from a new instrument聽that tracks lightning storms on Earth.
Ancient skulls unearthed in China could belong to little-known extinct human speciesThe skulls may belong to a member of the mysterious聽Denisovans, or be from an entirely different, and previously unknown, species of human.
Geologists find slew of manmade minerals, but no start to AnthropoceneWhile a basket of new 'mineral species' has mineralogists excited, it hasn鈥檛 convinced stratigraphers, the scientists who demarcate geological epochs, to declare a new one.
First LookWhy are pandas black and white? Science finds clues.The giant panda's distinct coloring is loved by wildlife enthusiasts, but researchers have never had a satisfactory explanation as to what made their coloring pattern so unique 鈥� until now.
NASA rescued a satellite near Mars. Saving Earth's satellites is harder.There are currently six spacecraft in orbit around Mars. By contrast, more than 1,400 satellites are passing over our heads on Earth.
First LookNew discovery reveals mystery of the woolly mammothA small breeding population may have doomed the last mammoths, a confirmation of gene and population theory that could change how we think about conservation efforts today.聽
First LookCan a new study on trees change the conversation about Amazon conservation?The Amazon is less pristine wilderness than domesticated diversity, a new study finds. That makes the region a cultural artifact, the study's authors suggest 鈥� and may provide a roadmap for conservation.
To make better computers, researchers turn to molecular biologyForget flash drives, hard drives, floppy disks, CDs, records, and VHS tapes. The most efficient way to store data may be all around you.
First LookElephants take on college students, new parents for wackiest sleep scheduleElephants get by on as little as two hours a day, often while standing, says a new study. 聽- How complexity science can help keep the lights onOur power grid is the most complex human-technological system ever created, and it's getting more complex every day. Can we develop a theory that explains how it behaves?
First LookAre Canadian fossils evidence of the oldest form of life yet seen?A contentious new study looks at rocks as old as聽4.22 billion years which聽suggest 'an almost instantaneous emergence of life' on early Earth.聽
In the search for life on Mars, are robots nearing their limits?Curiosity and the upcoming Mars 2020 rover will continue the search for indirect signs of microbial life on Mars, but some scientists suggest it might take a human touch to uncover conclusive evidence.聽
First LookWhy NASA had to give back a bag of moon dust to Chicago womanA bag used during the first manned mission to the moon in 1969 was accidentally sold to聽Nancy Lee Carlson during an auction in 2015, much to NASA's dismay.
