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Why do people look into space with telescopes but not binoculars?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people use telescopes to look into space
132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks could solve 'dark period' puzzle in African history
In a study recently published in the South African Journal of Science, dinosaur track hunters reported traces of dinosaurs on a remote stretch of coast in South Africa’s Western Cape, from a time
CO₂ 'pulses' flush toxins from Parkinson’s brains in stunning new study
Carefully timed bursts of carbon dioxide are emerging as a surprising tool to help the brain wash away toxic proteins linked to Parkinson’s disease. Instead of a new pill or implant, researchers are
NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby. Already in
Earth is transforming faster than ever, are you ready for what hits next?
Earth’s physical systems are shifting at a pace that would have seemed implausible a generation ago, from record heat to subtle changes in the length of a day. The planet is warming, water cycles are
Hubble shares eerie portrait of constantly changing stars — Space photo of the week
A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming within collapsing clouds of gas and dust.
NASA enlists Claude AI to chart a bold new route for Mars rover
NASA has quietly crossed a new frontier in human–machine collaboration, handing a critical piece of Mars navigation to a commercial chatbot. Instead of painstakingly plotting every twist of the
How a scientist accidentally killed a 5,000-year-old tree
Science isn't always perfect, and decades ago, a graduate student's simple experiment proved that, though exactly why he did what he did remains a mystery.
Life may have rebounded 'ridiculously fast' after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
After the asteroid smashed into Earth around 66 million years ago, it didn't take life that long to rebound, a new study finds.
Winter is now the fastest-warming season for most of the US despite brutal cold
Across much of the United States, the season long associated with deep freezes is now the one warming the fastest. Even as brutal Arctic outbreaks grip large swaths of the country, long term records
Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS
Without the mathematical model that she helped refine, “the extraordinary positioning, navigation, and timing accuracy of GPS would be impossible to achieve.”
NASA says Europa is covered by a thick icy shell
Now, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab scientists —drawing on data from the agency’s Juno mission, which performed a flyby of Europa in 2022 — have determined that this particularly heavenly body is seriously
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