Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — About 125,000 years ago, huge elephants that weighed …
Neanderthals hunted huge elephants that once roamed Northern Europe | CNN Read More
A team of scientists, comprised of experts from the University of Chicago and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, made a groundbreaking announcement by releasing one of the most precise measurements …
Cosmic Breakthrough: Release of a New Accurate Map of All Matter in the Universe Read More
What at first looked like a Dickinsonia fossil (left) decayed and began to break away from the rock over a few years (right), a sign that it was something much …
A mistaken fossil rewrites the history of the Indian subcontinent for the second time Read More
The pre-existing liquid hydrogen tank at the Kennedy Space Center, containing approximately 50% less LH2 than the planned storage tank. Preparations for Artemis 2’s crewed trip to the Moon are …
The world’s largest hydrogen tank will make it easier for NASA to launch SLS Megarocket Read More
Scientists have made one of the most accurate maps of matter in the universe, and it shows that something may be missing from our best model of the cosmos. Created …
New map of the matter of the universe reveals a possible hole in our understanding of the cosmos Read More
Members of the international MINERvA collaboration, including researchers at the University of Rochester, used a particle accelerator at Fermilab, a part of which is shown in a stylized image above, …
‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide a new way to study protons Read More
Although it is a common premise in science fiction, the possibility of a large asteroid crashing into Earth is not fiction at all, but rather a guarantee. Asteroids in extinction …
Asteroids made of ‘debris’ could be very, very hard to destroy, astronomers say Read More
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — An unusual star system created more fizz and …
Supernova reveals a rare pair of stars thought to be one of 10 like it in the Milky Way | CNN Read More
Artist’s concept of the Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft, which will demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future …
Could a nuclear thermal rocket engine power a trip to Mars? NASA and DARPA are testing Read More