
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
A sprawling Maya site has been discovered beneath a Guatemalan rain forest
The Orion spacecraft passed just 130 kilometers above the lunar surface during a mission-critical engine burn
Divers working on a television documentary were searching for a downed World War II aircraft when they instead discovered the NASA artifact
Yet another Chinese rocket is set to tumble uncontrollably back to Earth this week
An organism nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium” may have what it takes to live on Mars
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
An exquisite dinosaur mummy called Dakota shows evidence it was feasted on by ancient predators
The human remains trade is thriving on Facebook and Instagram
The fossilized embryo of a Cambrian worm holds the preserved remains of a tiny brain
September 26 marks an unmissable chance to view the massive planet Jupiter, whose opposition and perigee very rarely coincide
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