NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring the Red Planet since 2012, taking countless photographs, drilling small holes into the surface, and looking for evidence of past habitability. It's also actively monitoring the climate. Curiosity is equipped with a compact weather…
Norway became the 55th country to sign the Artemis Accords at a ceremony in Oslo on Thursday, agreeing to a pact aimed at promoting international cooperation in space exploration. “The United States and Norway have a long history of cooperation…
SpaceX launched more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, continuing its efforts to expand global internet access. The launch took place at 12:38 p.m. local time from Launch Complex 40 at Kenaveral Air Force Station…
A new study reveals how chimpanzees use plants to treat their own wounds and provide care to others of their species. A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides new insights into the origins…
This historic site in modern-day Turkey may seem like a simple tourist attraction, but its reputation is far more sinister. Known as the ‘gate to hell’, the site is infamous for a string of unexplained deaths of cattle and other…
Scientists have proposed a new theory about the formation of Yosemite Valley. (Image credit: Yiming Chen/Getty Images) A bold new hypothesis suggests that Yosemite Valley was formed by an ancient volcano and a vanished river that long ago ceased to…