How Time Off Affects Cycling Fitness: What Science Says About Detraining and the Off-Season
TOOLBOX: The holidays, cold weather, and shorter days make the off-season a natural time for cyclists to ease…
The Sun Survived a Close Call With 2 Massive Stars 4.4 Million Years Ago, Data Shows
In the early 1990s, the Hubble Space Telescope picked up something odd in the local clouds that surround…
5 mountain lions confirmed in Missouri this year, 2 of them in northeast corner
MISSOURI — The Missouri Department of Conservation reports five confirmed mountain lions in the state so far this…
This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen: Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?
Astronomers have spotted the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a cosmic explosion that lasted seven hours — and…
Supermassive Black Hole Blasts Out Ultrafast Wind At Record-Breaking 60,000 Kilometers Per Second
Galaxy NGC 3783 is gorgeous, with well-defined spiral arms that make it almost the platonic ideal of spiral…
‘Gang’ of Piglets Causing a ‘Ruckus’ Is Total Cuteness Overload
There is nothing more wholesome than a “gang” of baby animals roaming around on a farm and “disturbing”…
Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means
Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November…
‘There is no safe level, frankly’
Transporting toxic nuclear waste is a tricky business, especially if it involves crossing borders and potential threats to…
Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video)
Chinese astronauts just got an up-close look at the damage that space junk can cause. Two astronauts of…
One of Kazakhstan’s top nuclear physicists also leads his nation in retractions – Retraction Watch
The head of a nuclear physics institute in Kazakhstan now has 21 retractions to his name — most…