Astronomy
Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever
Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple
Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)
Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)
This Nearly 50-Foot Snake Was One of the Largest to Slither the Earth
Fossilized vertebrae that were found in an Indian coal mine belonged to a gigantic and previously unknown snake species
'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is heading for the sun. Will it survive?
Jupiter's moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years
Jupiter's moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years
'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 4 uses time travel to remember the past 5 seasons
Hubble goes hunting for small main-belt asteroids
Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to visually snag a largely unseen population of smaller asteroids in their tracks. The treasure hunt required pursuing 37 000 Hubble images spanning 19 years. The payoff was finding 1701 asteroid trails, with 1031 of those asteroids uncatalogued. About 400 of these uncatalogued asteroids are about below a km in size.
Mathematicians Explain Why Some Lengths Can’t Be Measured
Can you assign a size to every object? The surprising answer is no
Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years
AI Report Shows ‘Startlingly Rapid’ Progress—And Ballooning Costs
A new report finds that AI matches or outperforms people at tasks such as competitive math and reading comprehension
Alt-space history series 'For All Mankind' gets 5th season, new 'Star City' spinoff
NASA greenlights 2028 launch for epic Dragonfly mission to Saturn's huge moon Titan
SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission
Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to private industry for ideas—perhaps with one specific company in mind
It’s Time to Act on Pilots’ Mental Health
Mental health recommendations for pilots and air traffic controllers bring new ideas to old problems; the FAA must decide what’s next
What Philosopher Ibn Sina Can Teach Us about AI
A philosopher who lived centuries before artificial intelligence might be able to help us understand the field's personhood questions