We now have a better picture of where the European Space Agency is. Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover He will drive when he lands. Anthem for the life-searching mission, thanks to a brand new geological map of the landing site. “This map is exciting because it’s a guide that shows us where to find the answers,”… Read More »
I’m sure you’ve heard of people skilled in martial arts trying to get a black belt. This is a great achievement for any martial artist and represents years of hard work, dedication and discipline. And for some “umbraphiles” – for those who have been chasing total solar eclipses around the world for decades – the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists may have detected a massive, oddly shaped volcano taller than Mount Everest on the surface of Mars, hiding in plain sight for decades, according to new research. The possible detection of a previously unknown… Read More »
CAMEMBERT, France — On a small farm on the lush hillside of Normandy, Aude Sementzeff heats raw milk from cows overhead until it coagulates, then pours it into molds to make a round, pearl-white Camembert cheese. For eight years, Sementzeff has been producing earthy, soft cheeses in small batches to be sold in Paris stores,… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. As the total solar eclipse approaches on April 8 in Mexico, the United States and Canada, experts are reminding viewers to buy a pair of eclipse glasses to safely view the celestial event and make… Read More »
Astronomers have captured the first image of magnetic fields and polarized light surrounding Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of Milly Way. Historic observation with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has revealed that regular magnetic fields bear similarities to the fields surrounding the supermassive black hole at the heart of… Read More »
CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grader Henry Cohen jumped from side to side, swinging his arms open and closed over the planets pictured on his T-shirt as the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” played in teacher Nancy Morris’ classroom. . Henry and other classmates at Riverside School in Cleveland were standing and dancing during a session of… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Seeing even a total solar eclipse is a rare event. Photographer Stan Honda has three under his belt. His first experience was in 2015 on Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean; What he… Read More »
More than two million years ago, a giant asteroid hit Mars, creating a large crater and approximately two billion smaller craters on the surface. These secondary craters appear across 1,000 miles (1,800 kilometers), making this asteroid event one of the largest impacts seen on the Red Planet in relatively recent history. It is estimated that… Read More »
Warming events in 2014 and 2015 affected more than 80% of the corals in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay. Some species and individuals were resistant to warming, such as the coral on the left. Claire Lager, Smithsonian, CC BY-ND These assisted gene flow studies produced 600 new genetically diverse individuals from threatened elkhorn coral Acropora palmata. By… Read More »