Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected - NBC News
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury — our solar system’s smallest and innermost planet — may be shrinking faster than scientists previously thought.
A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived - NPR
An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.<br><br>
Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver” - Ars Technica
The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.
NASA lost a $125 million spacecraft at Mars because one engineering team used English units while another expected metric — the mismatch quietly pushed the orbiter onto the wrong trajectory after nine months in space - Space Daily
A decade of planning and a quarter-billion dollars in funding vanished in seconds when two teams speaking different measurement languages sent a spacecraft crashing into Mars.
This NASA Color Trick Was Meant for Mars. Now It’s Unveiling Rock Art on Earth - Gizmodo
Rather than simply raising the contrast between colors, the decorrelation method maps the original colors to an expanded range.
First-ever adult Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovered in North Dakota badlands - CBS News
Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands.
Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026 - Space
See where Captain Kirk and the Gorn squared up.
A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case - phys.org
Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and found no trace of stars. The paper outlining this discovery was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Aug. 21.
What comes after the moon? Artemis II commander and pilot shift to 'emeritus' status at NASA - Space
Three of the four Artemis II astronauts announced career transitions this week.