‘T. rex of the sea’: D-FW researchers identify new ancient marine species - Dallas News
Researchers at SMU and the Perot Museum have identified a new species of mosasaur, a 'T. rex of the sea' that lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago.
Mysterious Earthquakes Strike Like Clockwork – We May Finally Know Why - ScienceAlert
For more than three decades, experts have been trying to solve the mystery of why a certain kind of underwater fault triggers earthquakes way more predictably than others.
The Voyager Golden Record carries a small sample of uranium on its cover, placed there so that whoever finds it can measure the decay and work out how long it has been drifting — a built-in clock for a message engineered to last around a billion years. - Space Daily
Each of the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, carries a phonograph record. The records hold sounds and images chosen to represent Earth, assembled by a committee led by Carl Sagan. The records themselves are the part most people know about. The cover …
That Dreaded Air Leak on the ISS’s Russian Segment Is Back - Gizmodo
You thought it was over!
A Strange Black Hole Mystery Has Stumped Physicists Since 1993. Researchers May Finally Have the Answer - Gizmodo
Some black holes could have tamer origins—in the folds of unusual "spacetime crystals" that researchers finally managed to capture in a formula.
Earth's outer core beneath Pacific reversed direction in 2010, satellite data reveal - Phys.org
The liquid iron in Earth's outer core doesn't always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way, ESA satellites provided data on the direction of flow, helping scientists gain better insight into the dynamics at the center of our plan…
Astronomers discover a super-Earth orbiting a nearby red dwarf - Phys.org
Astronomers from Italy and Brazil have investigated a nearby red dwarf star known as Ross 318 and have discovered an exoplanet orbiting this star, which is at least six times more massive than Earth. The discovery is reported in a research paper published May…
NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery - NASA (.gov)
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated May 22, 2026 to include a retirement.
The Huygens probe descended by parachute to the surface of Titan in 2005, through an orange haze colder than minus 170 degrees Celsius, and more than a billion kilometres from home it remains the only spacecraft humanity has ever landed anywhere in t - Space Daily
On 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe descended through the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and came to rest on the surface. The descent under parachute lasted about two and a half hours. The probe then transmitted from the…