Scientists are still trying to understand the origin of multicellular life. It emerged about 1.2 billion years ago (or even earlier, according to some debated evidence). The timing of multicellular life’s appearance on Earth is not the only thing being debated; so are the mechanisms behind it. New research supports the idea that multicellular life began when single-celled bacteria started grouping together.

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A fleet of cubesats will act as a radio telescope to map the cosmic Dark Ages, its builders say. Continue ReadingBlue Skies Space to build satellite fleet around the moon to map the ancient universe→

This new teaser is packed with pregnancy, the power of family, plus the Silver Surfer. Continue Reading‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ trailer shown at CinemaCon now arrives for us all (video)→

Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood. Continue ReadingTwinkling star reveals the secrets of turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighborhood→

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation. Continue ReadingColorful Eagle Nebula glows in stunning new image from Hubble Telescope→

DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice. The post DARPA requests proposals for water-prospecting lunar orbiter appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out before sunrise and view brilliant Venus. The planet, which is only outshone by the Sun or the Moon, will lie low in the eastern sky. It will rise and hour or so before the Sun. Even as morning twilight begins to brighten the sky,Continue reading “This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus in the Morning Sky” The post This Week in Astronomy with Continue ReadingThis Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus in the Morning Sky→

The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of […] The post Taking the Ground Out of Ground Systems appeared first on SpaceNews.

Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s […] The post Taking ‘remote care’ to new heights — how space can shape the future of healthcare appeared first on SpaceNews.

While it’s much smaller than the largest supermassive black holes detected, it’s still a whopper considering how early in the history of the universe it appeared. Continue ReadingHow did this ancient black hole get so big?→

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable. Continue ReadingNASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable→

SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. The post SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies appeared first on SpaceNews.

The infant universe’s population of huge black holes could owe itself to ultralight dark matter, scientists say. Continue ReadingUltralight dark matter may have helped monstrous black holes form in the early universe→