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A routine geothermal drilling project at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has led to a striking paleontological surprise. Scientists unexpectedly discovered a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil buried 763 feet beneath the museum’s own parking lot—making it the deepest and oldest fossil ever unearthed in the Denver area. What They Found 763 Feet Down Shocked Everyone This unexpected find didn’t …

Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions to launch during busy week – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Chinese scientists have developed a technology to convert lunar soil into fuel and oxygen, aiding space exploration. 🌕 The technology uses a photothermal strategy to extract water from lunar soil and transform CO2 into usable resources. 🔍 Challenges include overcoming the inconsistent composition of lunar soil and extreme environmental conditions on the moon. 🌌 This breakthrough …

The New Horizons spacecraft is humanity’s fastest-moving spacecraft and headed to interstellar space. Since its exploration of Pluto 10 years ago and subsequent flyby of Arrokoth in 2019, it’s been traversing and studying the Kuiper Belt while looking for other flyby objects. That’s not all it’s been doing, however. New Horizons also has an extended program of making heliophysics observations. …

In 2024, astronomers surmised that Betelgeuse might have a stellar “buddy.” If this hypothetical companion existed, it would help answer some questions about the red supergiant’s strange glowing patterns. As it turns out, these suspicions were correct. After numerous false signals and empty search results, astronomers with NASA’s Ames Research Center have confirmed that Betelgeuse does, in fact, have a tiny …

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter’s moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon’s interior. For decades, scientists pictured Europa’s frozen surface as a still, silent shell. But the new observations reveal that it’s actually a dynamic world that’s far from frozen in time. “We think that …

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CNN  —  Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to data from the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service and the US Naval Observatory, compiled by timeanddate.com. More …

SpaceX aborted the launch of two communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with two of SES’ O3b mPOWER internet spacecraft was set to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) on Monday. But it didn’t quite happen: SpaceX called an abort just 11 seconds …

In recent days, you may have seen articles claiming the “best meteor shower of the year” is about to start. Unfortunately, the hype is overblown – particularly for observers in Australia and New Zealand. The shower in question is the Perseids, one of the “big three” – the strongest annual meteor showers. Peaking in the middle of the northern summer, …