NASA's Perseverance rover captured the moment a small dust devil (front left) collided with and merged with a larger one (right) on January 25. The rover was about half a mile away from the event. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI) NASA's Perseverance rover…
Newly discovered comet SWAN25F will make its closest approach to the Sun on May 1, but many aspects of the bright object remain unknown. (Photo: Michael Jaeger/Gerald Rehmann) An amateur astronomer has spotted a bright green comet hurtling toward the…
Video Travel expert reveals the hottest summer 2025 destinations and shares tips for planning the perfect cruise Travel expert Colin Kelly discusses the hottest holiday destinations this summer and offers advice for cruise-goers. Just recently, two tourists stumbled upon an…
A new study has found that lichens can withstand the high levels of ionising radiation that hits the surface of Mars. (The lichen in this photo is Cetraria aculeata.) (Image credit: Pensoft) A new study suggests that Earth organisms known…
(Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A second child has died from measles in Texas amid an ongoing outbreak of the deadly infectious disease, state officials said. The Texas Department of Health Services (DSHS) said Sunday (April…
An illustration of dinosaurs — Edmontosaurus annectens (left), Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops prorsus — on a floodplain from the late Maastrichtian, about 66 million years ago. A new study suggests that unfavorable or undetected conditions for fossils may explain the…