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Iridescent snake with shimmering scales discovered in Vietnam

It was dark and iridescent, its scales shifting through blues and greens in the light.They also soon realized it was a species belonging to the rare genus Achalinus, also known as 'odd-scaled snakes'

How to watch SpaceX launch the Starship rocket

SpaceX is set to launch its latest prototype of the Starship rocket to the edge of space from a Texas test facility this week.The SN8 test launch from the Boca Chica facility was authorized for as soo

Japan’s Hayabusa2 capsule lands with carbon-rich asteroid samples | Science

Japan has once again retrieved samples from a distant asteroid, which scientists will scrutinize for clues about the ancient delivery of water and organic molecules to Earth.Launched in 2014 by the I

SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon to Space Station for 100th successful Falcon 9 flight – TechCrunch

SpaceX launched its 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA to the International Space Station on Sunday, using a brand new variant of its Dragon capsule spacecraft.This new cargo Dra

Watch SpaceX launch its new and improved cargo Dragon spacecraft for the first time – TechCrunch

The launch is set to take off at 11:17 AM EST (8:17 AM PST) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will be the first ever flight of an updated version of SpaceX’s cargo-specific Dragon spacecraft

Jupiter and Saturn Head for Closest Visible Alignment in 800 Years

For months, Saturn and Jupiter have appeared to be courting, as the giant celestial bodies have gradually drawn nearer in the night sky.Over the next two weeks, as their orbits align more closely, the

Japan’s Asteroid Odyssey: 3 Billion Miles for a Pinch of Dust

TOKYO—Japan’s space agency on Sunday successfully retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust dropped off by the space probe Hayabusa 2, with hopes it will carry hints about how life started on Earth.1,

Hayabusa2 slings asteroid sample at Earth, maneuvers toward new target

An animation showing the capsule releasing from JAXA's Hayabusa2 probe.JAXA Hayabusa2's sample capsule is coming home with the first ever pieces of rock from beneath an asteroid's surface.m.PT, the J

Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return: How to watch historic mission live

A capsule containing pristine asteroid samples will blaze a trail down to Earth on Saturday morning US time.JAXA The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is gearing up to collect samples scoope

Watch Crazy Drone Footage of the Arecibo Observatory Collapse (Video)

The end of an era came unexpectedly this week when the iconic Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed Dec.And as it happens, the whole thing was captured in spectacular drone footage that you can

Exact moment of Arecibo telescope collapse captured on video

The legendary 1,000-foot-wide Arecibo Observatory's telescope, a giant dish embedded in the verdant Puerto Rico forest, experienced a major collapse on Dec.S.National Science Foundation released foot

China lands probe on surface of the moon and collects lunar soil

The robotic spacecraft, named Chang'e 5 after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, drilled into the surface of the moon to collect soil early Wednesday.It will remain on the moon collecting soil
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