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Facebook Abandoned Drilling Equipment Beneath the Ocean Floor
A Facebook subsidiary abandoned drilling equipment, broken piping, and 6,500 gallons of bore gel off the Oregon coast while constructing an undersea cable. The tech giant says that's fine, but environmental experts disagree.
Scientists Saw an 'Energetic Eruption' Under Jupiter's Clouds for the First Time
The observations provided a "missing link” in theories about storms that rage in Jupiter's atmosphere.
How to Survive April's Three—Yes, Three!—Retrogrades
Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn begin their retrogrades this month—but our resident astrologer is here to help.
Scientists Discover the Closest Known Asteroid to the Sun
It's one of 19 asteroids that have been detected within Earth's orbit.
All the Shit That's About to Go Down During Sagittarius Season
Between the 21st of November and the 21st of December, everybody around you is going to do whatever the fuck they want.
Scientists Think Europa’s Equator Might Be Covered in 45-Foot-Tall Ice Spears
Sharp spikes called penitentes may be waiting to impale any spacecraft that lands in the moon's low latitudes.
Astronomers Found a Rogue Planet 12 Times the Mass of Jupiter
It's the first time a rogue planet has been discovered from its radio emissions and points to a promising new method for exoplanet discovery.
Signs of Alien Life on Europa Might Only Be Centimeters Under the Surface
Europa is irradiated by Jupiter’s intense magnetosphere, but you don’t have to dig far before life finds a way (theoretically).
Twelve New Moons Discovered Orbiting Jupiter
The moons were discovered serendipitously while astronomers hunted for the hypothetical Planet Nine.
Evidence of an Alien Ocean Found in Defunct 1990s Spacecraft Data
The Galileo spacecraft might have accidentally run through the sprinkler of Europa’s plumes.
Elon Musk’s Tesla will probably be chillin’ in the asteroid belt for millions of years
After a final rocket boost, the car, along with its mannequin dressed in a SpaceX-designed spacesuit, wound up off course.