Archaeology
Lasers Reveal Massive, 650-Square-Mile Maya Site Hidden beneath Guatemalan Rain Forest
A sprawling Maya site has been discovered beneath a Guatemalan rain forest
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Space Exploration
NASA’s Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby
The Orion spacecraft passed just 130 kilometers above the lunar surface during a mission-critical engine burn
Space Exploration
Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor
Divers working on a television documentary were searching for a downed World War II aircraft when they instead discovered the NASA artifact
Space Exploration
Chinese Rocket Will Crash to Earth on November 5: Here’s What We Know
Yet another Chinese rocket is set to tumble uncontrollably back to Earth this week
Planetary Science
Earthly Microbes Might Survive on Mars for Hundreds of Millions of Years
An organism nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium” may have what it takes to live on Mars
Planetary Science
Space Station Experiment Maps Earth’s Methane ‘Super Emitters’
NASA’s EMIT instrument has found more than 50 methane super emitters in its first few months of operation—and that’s not even its main job
Dinosaurs
Remarkable Dinosaur Mummy Has ‘Glittering’ Skin Gouged by Ancient Crocs
An exquisite dinosaur mummy called Dakota shows evidence it was feasted on by ancient predators
Anthropology
Desecrated Human Skulls Are Being Sold on Social Media in U.K.’s Unregulated Bone Trade
The human remains trade is thriving on Facebook and Instagram
Evolution
Penis Worm’s Ancient Cousin Fossilized with Its Doughnut-Shaped Brain Intact
The fossilized embryo of a Cambrian worm holds the preserved remains of a tiny brain
Astronomy
See Jupiter Shine During its Closest Approach to Earth Since 1963
September 26 marks an unmissable chance to view the massive planet Jupiter, whose opposition and perigee very rarely coincide
