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The immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest massive galactic neighbor, is about six times larger and 1,000 times more massive than previously measured.

Galaxies 'Waste' Heavy Elements That can Potentially Form Planets

New data reveals how galaxies are "wasting" heavy elements such as oxygen, carbon and iron by ejecting them into deep space to form halos.

The Moon Express “MX-1” Lunar Lander spacecraft will use yydrogen peroxide as rocket fuel to propel scientific and commercial payloads from Earth orbit to the moon.

Want to Fly to the Moon? US to Approve First Private Moon Mission for 2017

Private space company Moon Express is on the brink of obtaining a crucial approval from the US where the company aims to land a scientific package on lunar soil.

An artist's drawing a black hole named Cygnus X-1. It formed when a large star caved in. This black hole pulls matter from the blue star beside it.

MIT Scientists Create Alogrithm to Demystify Image of Black Hole

A new algorithm known as CHIRP that is developed by MIT can be a crucial tool in capturing the first images of a black hole.

Electric eels attack by jumping out of the water and releasing electric shocks from its chin.

Electric Eels Leap From Water to Give More Powerful Zaps

New findings show how electric eels are prone to jump out of the water to release more powerful electric shocks to its target.

Montage taken from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft of Saturn and its moons.

Watch the Skies for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and Their Moons This June

This month, the solar system will parade its planets in our skies as Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and their moons will be visible this June.

The pyramids are now being scanned using a new telescope to uncover secret chambers.

New Scanner to Unravel Secrets of the Pyramids

French scientists will be using a new scanner to discover the hidden chambers of the Giza pyramids, where their results will be revealed next month.

Researchers determined a high nickel and cobalt ratio in King Tut's dagger suggesting meteoric origins.

Confirmed: King Tut's Dagger is Made from Alien Meteorite

New X-ray findings reveal how King Tutankhamun's dagger found inside his tomb, isolated for more than 3,000 years, is made from meteorites.

Peppered moths and the Heliconius butterflies possess the same gene that gives colors to their wings.

How Moths Turned Black During the Industrial Revolution

New findings revealed how peppered moths In England adapted their light colored wings into black ones using the exact same genes for colorful tropical butterflies.

Hoax or real? Bigfoot's fossilized skull from Utah

Utah Man Believes He Found Fossilized Skull of Bigfoot

A Utah man released a video claiming he found a fossilized skull of Bigfoot but scientists say otherwise.

New research has detected smaller sulfur dioxide concentrations and sources around the world, including human-made sources such as medium-size power plants and oil-related activities.

NASA Satellite Detects 39 Unreported Toxic Sulfur Dioxide Pollutants

New data collected from a NASA satellite reveals 39 new sources of hazardous sulfur dioxide pollutants that are all man made.

Scanning electron microscope micrograph of the fabricated meta-lens. The lens consists of titanium dioxide nanofins on a glass substrate. Scale bar: 2 mm

This Ultra Thin Flat Metalens Can Replace Bulky Camera, Microscope, Telescope Lenses

Researchers have developed this new ultra thin, planar lens can see smaller than the wavelength of light, making room for flat, smooth lenses at a nanoscale.

Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission used state-of-the-art computer simulations to show that the surface of Pluto’s informally named Sputnik Planum is covered with churning ice

Pluto's Heart is Still Beating, Mysterious Polygons Identified

Scientists have discovered a new geological process taking place inside the heart of Pluto, as nitrogen bubbles form shapes on the surface.

Scientists now plan to create and design human DNA from scratch.

Scientists Plan to Create Synthetic Human Genome

Scientists propose an ambitious plan to create a synthetic human genome for health applications such as artificial organs.

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Extremely Rare 'Dragon Eggs' Finally Hatch in Slovenia Cave

Scientists happily announced the hatching of some extremely rare "dragon eggs" of olms inside the Postojna Caves in Slovenia.

This illustration shows the three steps astronomers used to measure the universe's expansion rate to an unprecedented accuracy, reducing the total uncertainty to 2.4 percent.

Universe is Expanding at 9% Faster Than Previously Thought

New data from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals that the universe is expanding more rapidly than previously thought.

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