The Andromeda Galaxy is a giant swirl of around a trillion stars just down the
street from the Milky Way. But billions of years from now, it will collide with
our home galaxy.
The ancient Egyptians watched Earth’s night sky closely and named constellations after their gods. But did the builders of the pyramids really make these monuments with the stars in mind?
Engineers hid the phrase “Dare Mighty Things″ on the parachute of NASA’s Mars
Perseverance rover. It isn’t the first time they’ve snuck a fun surprise or a
sentimental object onto a spacecraft, either.
Pyramid workers were paid locals. Yet historical narratives and Hollywood films have made many believe the Jews built the pyramids while enslaved in Egypt.
This year, SpaceX launched the first privately owned capsule carrying NASA astronauts to the space station and back. NASA, as well as private companies, also made giant leaps for space travel in 2020.
Many archaeologists have hunted for evidence to support or refute the ancient Biblical stories about Israel. But the First Temple in Jerusalem — and its builder, King Solomon — remain shrouded in mystery.
NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission successfully launched to the International
Space Station on Sunday, carrying four astronauts on the first “operational
mission” using a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Ecologists can now forecast bird migrations like meteorologists forecast the
weather. But without on-the-ground citizen science observations, it’s hard to
tell a songbird from a goose.