SAN FRANCISCO -- Rising sea levels are threatening iconic Alcatraz Island and now a groundbreaking endeavor is helping scientists develop strategies to protect it, along with tracking the effects of ...
National governments release all kinds of official data online, but most people don’t make use of it. San Francisco-based programmer Andrew Godwin is not most people. He recently found a way to use ...
It's not flat like we thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. By calculating the distance from the sun to thousands of pulsating ...
Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach ...
The radio-wave survey conducted from the Australian Outback will study the local universe in a way optical telescopes could not do alone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When ancient stargazers looked up at the Milky Way, some saw spilt ...
Astrophysicists have created what they describe as the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever created. The map was released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which has been surveying ...