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- Newfound space rock is a 'quasi-moon' of Earth
In its orbit around the sun, asteroid 2016 HO3 also loops around the Earth, in what scientists are calling the best example of an Earth quasi-satellite ever found.
Is your favorite pizza joint hurting the environment?A recent study found the wood-burning stoves used by pizzerias can damage the environment in major cities.
First LookNational Pollinator Week: Is America doing enough for its bees?Some concerned bee advocates are converging on Washington, D.C., this week, as part of a plea for the government to do more to support declining bee populations. The bee die-in falls in the middle of #NationalPollinatorWeek.
First LookAstronomers spot infant exoplanet: What can it teach us?Researchers say K2-33b, the youngest fully formed exoplanet ever detected, could offer valuable insights into how planets are formed.
First LookBritish astronaut Tim Peake's next mission: inspiring the next generationPeake, who said in a press conference Tuesday that he'd 'go back to space in a heartbeat,' is involved in various initiatives to get kids interested in space.
Even as bleaching continues, hope remains for coral reefsThe NOAA predicts coral bleaching and reef die-offs will worsen over the next year, but others are more confident in corals' resiliency.
How do songbirds learn their melodies? Scientists reveal clues.A study published Tuesday is the first to identify how male zebra finches learn their father's song, which serves as the model for their own.
First LookScientists look into mysterious force that whisked away water on VenusScientists now say that Venus’s super-strong electric field may have something to do with the disappearance of water from the planet.
'Strawberry moon' marks this year's summer solsticePeople around the world celebrated the summer solstice Monday, as well as the strawberry moon, known for its coloring and timing during the strawberry harvest.
First LookWhat can these baby alien planets teach us about planetary formation?Two newly discovered worlds are some of the youngest exoplanets detected to date. And they could help scientists learn more about some puzzling aspects of planetary formation.
How sticky spit helps chameleons catch big mealsMucus on chameleons' tongues might be the perfect glue for the predatory lizard, say scientists.
First LookBritain's 'Major Tim' bids space adieuThe astronaut touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday, 'elated' at all of Earth's smells.
First LookStrawberry moon: Rare astronomical coincidence promises an extra bright solsticeThis year's solstice will be the brightest in decades, thanks to unusual timing of a Strawberry Moon.
First LookWill Bezos's Blue Origin be the first company to send tourists to space?Blue Origin launched and landed its unmanned New Shepard for the fourth time, but SpaceX promises to venture farther into space at a cheaper price.
How to watch Blue Origin's rocket launch liveFor the first time, the commercial spaceflight company Blue Origin will broadcast one of its launches.
Oldest oxygen in the universe could solve mystery of star formationThe discovery of oxygen 13.1 billion light-years from Earth could help solve the mystery of how much the first stars helped to clear the murky fog that once filled the universe, say researchers.
Megafauna mystery: What killed off the mastodons, mammoths, and giant sloths?An Ice Age whodunit: Scientists are gathering clues about what caused a die off in giant prehistoric critters.
A 3-D printer is working in space: Why that's a big dealA student has the opportunity to watch a design he made in high school print on the ISS. The advent of 3-D printing aboard the ISS is seen as a major development partly because of the high cost and intensity of off-planet deliveries.
Hold the phone – aliens might not call us back for 1,500 yearsA new paper argues that we might not hear back from any alien life forms for up to a millennium and a half, based on how little of the universe has been touched by Earth's radio transmissions.
First LookHave scientists discovered an algorithm that could thwart ISIS?A team of University of Miami researchers may have found a way to use an existing mathematical equation to predict the next attack inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group.
