Soon after the Earth coalesced in the early solar system, it was hit by another planet, Theia. The collision formed ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:14 AM Feb 4 2016

Last year in October, Facebook's chief product officer Chris Cox announced the social network was finally bringing ...

Jason Lederman at 08:36 AM Jan 28 2016

Ten miles can seem like a lot if you're carrying your books uphill both ways through snowstorms. But on a celestial ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:35 AM Jan 15 2016

What was the universe like in the first few moments of its existence? We may not have a time machine to go back and ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 10:46 AM Nov 27 2015

You can get a great view of the stars in the Atacama Desert in Chile. There's seldom a rain cloud in the sky (it's ...

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Telescopes have captured black hole flares in the past, but what causes the flares has been a mystery. Now, NASA ...

Lindsey Kratochwill at 10:07 AM Oct 28 2015

Black holes got their name because it used to be assumed that nothing could escape from them, not even light. There ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 11:06 AM Oct 23 2015
 
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