An ocean “unicorn”? Giant shipworm seen for the first time

An asteroid will make a close flyby of Earth today (April 19), and the Slooh Community Observatory will be tracking the space rock’s journey live.

CAPE CANAVERAL – Loaded with supplies to keep the International Space Station’s crew fed, clothed and busy with new science projects, a Cygnus cargo vessel sped into orbit today atop an Atlas 5 rocket.

For more than 2,600 years, humans have observed meteors streak across our skies every April. This year’s Lyrid meteor shower, which lasts from April 16 to April 25, is expected to be better than usual.

You can watch the first-ever 360-degree livestream of a rocket launch on Tuesday (April 18). Orbital ATK’s robotic Cygnus cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V …

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in France and Mexico has developed computer models that simulate conditions on Saturn’s largest moon Titan showing that some of the islands on the planet’s surface may be made of bubble …

One week the river was there — and the next it was not. And scientists blame global warming. The event occurred after the vast Kaskawulsh Glacier in Yukon Territory retreated about a mile up its valley — and the water gushing from it reversed course …

Blue whales didn’t become the largest animals ever to live on Earth by being dainty eaters and new video captured by scientists at Oregon State University shows just how they pick and choose their meals.

Conceptually, particle physics experiments are surprisingly simple. Smash a shitload of particles together, and look at what comes out.

Scientists, science advocates and community members gather in Copley Square in Boston on Feb. 19, 2017 for a Rally to Stand up for Science Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images.

The operators of proposed satellite mega-constellations can greatly mitigate the risk of future collisions by rapidly de-orbiting their spacecraft at the end of service.