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NASA's Juno is about to make a bold attempt to orbit JupiterJupiter is surrounded by two enormous belts of intense radiation that make maintaining consistent orbit difficult. Next week, Juno will attempt to orbit the massive planet.
First LookRocket launch success keeps China on track for second space stationThe successful launch and recovery of an experimental probe aboard China's new Long March 7 rocket keeps the country on schedule to launch a second space station this year, with an eye toward traveling to Mars by the end of the decade.
Will NASA really be ready to send astronauts to Mars by 2030?The space agency is finding itself under pressure to demonstrate that it is making headway on what has been billed as the single-greatest initiative undertaken since the Apollo era.
Chocolate with less fat? Scientists make shocking discovery.Temple University researchers say they have discovered how to use an electric field to reduce the fat in chocolate.
Monkeys' social circles shrink as they age – much like oursMonkeys display more selective social behavior as they get older, a discovery that scientists say could help us better understand human behavior.
Global underwater camera survey reveals where sharks like to hang outThe Global FinPrint project, which uses baited remote underwater cameras to capture videos of sharks, is entering its second year.
Could microbes be 'sentinels' for protecting coral reefs?Scientists call for more research into the microbiome of coral reefs in an effort to better understand how the ecosystem responds to stress, yielding ideas for protecting the reefs.
Have we been missing a hidden haven of biodiversity?In a new study, scientists with a range of expertise came together to examine the regional importance of a little-mentioned ecosystem: the gravel-bed river.
Feathers, hair, and scales: Do they share a common ancestry?Some animals have scales, some animals have feathers, and some animals have hair. But what do these skin appendages have in common? Check the placode.
Amber fossils trapped ancient insects wearing camoThese insects carried debris to hide from predators and sneak up on prey more than 100 million years ago, say scientists.
First LookHubble spots a dark and stormy vortex on NeptuneThe space telescope has caught sight of a swirling vortex in the ice giant's southern hemisphere, marking the first confirmation of such a storm this century.
The complex economics of self interestIn social systems, incentives can work in perverse ways.
Why is this Arctic snow turning pink?Scientists say that an Arctic phenomenon that turns snow pink is due to a chemical reaction that occurs when sunlight hits algae in the snow.
Powered by the sun, aircraft makes historic transatlantic flightThe Solar Impulse 2, the purely solar-powered aircraft, is a step closer to completing a global circumnavigation. Swiss pilots André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard can write a new milestone in their flight log.
Dormant black hole awakens to devour starAstronomers spotted a star as it drifted too close to a sleeping black hole and was destroyed.
Why do gravitational waves matter so much, anyway?For the second time, the LIGO laser interferometer detected spacetime ripples, heralding 'a new era in astronomy.'
Science NotebookSouth Pole rescue flight of 2 sick workers leaves AntarcticaThere have only been three emergency evacuations at the Amundsen-Scott station since 1999, and rescuers on this occasion had to brave the pitch dark and extreme cold of Antarctic winter.
First LookRare bipartisan bill to make household goods safer becomes lawPresident Obama signed a sweeping reform of the nation's chemical regulations system, issuing newfound authority to regulators to evaluate the toxicity of chemicals in almost every household product.
What’s happening with the San Andreas fault?A new study finds that areas along the southern San Andreas fault are rising and falling, reflecting centuries-long buildups of seismic energy that could potentially trigger a major earthquake.
Does Pluto harbor a hidden liquid ocean?Geophysical indicators on the dwarf planet's surface suggest that Pluto's subsurface ocean might be expanding the planet, not contracting it.
