"If there were only one object, that would be interesting but an outlier. If there's two, we're pretty confident that's a ...

NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...

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The giant magnolia snail was thought to be extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012. There are ...

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The Bible states that the sun turning into darkness and the moon into blood, which some scholars believe referenced events following Christ's death. NASA's models, which trace the positions of the ...

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.

“Carnivorous gastropods — whelks, conchs, moon snails — feed on shellfish and can accumulate biotoxins at levels that are hazardous to human health.” The DEC will re-open these areas as ...

Its centrepiece, a giant moon in a courtyard – a touring work by British artist Luke Jerram that has been presented more than 300 times in more than 30 countries – was striking, but seemed more of a ...

Visitors can hunt down topiary giraffes rising 21 feet, a peacock, a school of fish and a giant snail the size of a compact car. “While you can’t go to the Philadelphia Zoo and visit a snail exhibit, ...

A new lunar meteorite has joined the Museum's collection. The sample, weighing 147 grammes, will help researchers' studies into the origin and early evolution of the Moon. A study of aquatic snails ...

The Moon can also be photographed during the day. Credit: CC0 Creative Commons If you've ever seen photos of someone or something silhouetted against a seemingly giant Moon, perhaps while standing ...