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First LookWinston Churchill's 'aliens' essay reveals scientific thinking with a philosophical bentA newly rediscovered essay by the famed British prime minister written on the eve of World War II discussed the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.
First LookFor the record: India launches 104 satellites all at onceSeveral decades of thrift and perseverance are paying off for the country's space agency.
First LookResearchers discover 60 new planets: Could you help find the next?Measuring changes in stars, an international聽team of astronomers has discovered dozens of new planets. They've made the data public, giving amateur astronomers a chance to find a planet for themselves.
Mars 2020: Could this be Red Planet round-trip?Engineers are building NASA's next rover with a return mission in mind. So far,聽NASA鈥檚 four Mars rovers have only covered about 38 miles of the Red Planet.
First LookWhat ancient clay jugs reveals about Earth's magnetic fieldTime stamp in a jar: The intensity of the Earth's magnetic field spiked suddenly in the 8th century BC, according to a new analysis of ancient聽ceramic聽jar handles.- First LookAstronomers spot last gasps of dying starA study in Nature Physics paints the most complete picture yet of the first six to ten hours of a supernova some 160 million light-years from Earth.
Look Ma! No eggs. This ancient reptile birthed live youngResearchers thought that archosauromorph reptiles only ever laid eggs, but this new fossil may prove them wrong.
SpaceX reignites historic launch pad that sent NASA astronauts to moonA once-thriving hub of rocket launches at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is ready for its second life.
First LookHow this cockeyed squid shines a light on deep sea evolutionHistioteuthis heteropsis, a.k.a. the cockeyed squid,聽has聽two eyes of vastly different sizes, which point in totally different directions. That's far from a deformity, though, scientists say.
Ready to live on Mars? It won't be as easy as you think.Living in orbit above planet Earth is hard enough, but living on Mars may be nearly impossible.聽
Proxima Centauri's 'pale red dot' no Goldilocks planet after allA new NASA paper dashes hopes that Proxima b, an exoplanet just over four light years away, might be habitable. But the research helps to define what conditions do create that 'just right' environment for life.
Could quinoa, the Inca's 'mother grain,' become a cure for world hunger?A team of scientists have mapped the genome of quinoa, and they say they have found a gene whose manipulation may be able to expand production of the so-called superfood.
First LookWith latest mission proposal, NASA hopes to find life on EuropaA proposed lander would be the first on-site mission tasked with searching for life since the 1970s.
Should pollinating drones take over for honeybees?Not yet, and the reasons go beyond a love of honey.
First LookDead Sea cave discovery jumpstarts hunt for ancient treasuresScroll-related artifacts in a newly discovered Dead Sea cave open a new chapter in the history of the ancient documents, as well as potential political conflict.聽
First LookFriday night lights: Get ready for a cosmic triple featureFriday night promises to treat residents of the Americas to a full moon, comet, and partial lunar eclipse all on one night.
In a future full of robots, where do humans fit in?As robots appear more in daily life, what jobs should be performed by humans and who should be responsible when robots go awry?
What could a nuclear bomb test site and the moon have in common?Scientists say nuclear development could hold new answers to old questions about our moon.
First LookAncient landslide took a 'massive bite' out of Australia, say scientistsAn ancient seismic event may be responsible for shaping the coastline of the Australian continent.
First LookAncient love uncovered? Scientists reveal contents of Chinese general's tomb.A new English translation has brought attention to the discovery of a Chinese tomb containing more than 100 figurines and the remains of an ancient regal couple.
