Vanishing star shows quiet black hole birth
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 – Astronomers tracking a bright star in the Andromeda galaxy say it dimmed and disappeared without a supernova, evidence that it collapsed directly into a black…
Japan retrieves rare-earth mud from deep seabed test mission
TOKYO — Japan has successfully retrieved rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed for the first time, pulling material from about 6 kilometers (4 miles) below the surface during a test…
Fossil skull points to an early plant-eating land vertebrate
CAPE BRETON ISLAND, Nova Scotia — Scientists have unearthed the skull of a 307‑million‑year‑old animal called Tyrannoroter heberti, one of the oldest known land vertebrates adapted for eating plants, according…
Radar data suggest vast lava tube beneath Venus
Radar data suggest vast lava tube beneath Venus WASHINGTON — A fresh reanalysis of radar data from NASA’s Magellan mission indicates a vast underground cavity on Venus consistent with a…
NASA delays Artemis II to March
NASA delays Artemis II to March WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 — NASA has pushed the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby to March after a launch rehearsal uncovered problems in the Space…