Curiosity captured a bizarre “combat tripod” on Mars — and science has an explanation
ⓘ NASA/JPL-Caltech Curiosity’s mysterious “combat tripod” on Mars. The bizarre object appeared in just one frame. NASA’s Curiosity…
Neil deGrasse Tyson at Florida Theatre March 17
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will appear at the Florida Theatre on Wednesday, March 17, at…
How to become a woodworker? Start with these L.A. classes, tool spots
I got inspired to become a woodworker by Vince Skelly’s tree trunk bookshelves. On exhibit earlier this year…
Hot Property: Quincy Jones Estate Bel Air
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Ocean Census project discovers 1,121 new species of ocean life around the world in one year
Thousands of previously unknown species have been discovered lurking and thriving in our oceans, as part of a…
NASA’s Artemis II is delivering a jackpot of data, Brown researchers say
While Apollo was a “Lewis and Clark-like” scientific expedition, Head said Artemis has bigger ambitions: establishing a permanent…
What is NASA’s MAVEN mission? NASA loses contact Mars orbiter
Here’s what to know about MAVEN, and how NASA lost a signal with the Mars orbiter NASA has…
Voyager 1 will be one light-day, 16 billion miles, from us next year
It takes a beam of light a single day to travel 16.1 billion miles, a distance known as…
Is there a rocket launch today? Watch SpaceX liftoff in California
SpaceX has been contracted to launch the Sentinel-6B satellite into orbit on a civil mission to observe sea…
Blue Origin to launch giant New Glenn rocket again. How to watch
On the eve of the scheduled launch window opening up, here’s how to watch a livestream as the…