NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover still taking a beating from red planet rocks – CNET

The rover is feeling the rocks more than ever, but they won't slow its roll.

Bird with freaky long toes found in 99 million-year-old amber – CNET

There are no birds like this alive today (as far as we know).

ISS astronaut shares surreal van Gogh-like view of Earth and stars – CNET

NASA's Christina Koch shares an enchanting image of the starry world outside the space station.

SpaceX is going to deliver Nickelodeon slime to the space station for science – CNET

After a trip on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Nickelodeon's green, gooey slime will make its…

Richard Branson’s ****** Orbit just dropped a rocket from an airplane – CNET

The commercial space company moves closer to launching satellites from an aircraft.

Astronomers discover new miniature, runaway moons they’ve dubbed “ploonets” – CNET

Moons that escape and become planets get a charmingly goofy nickname.

China’s lunar rover delivers bewitching new views of the far side of the moon – CNET

The Chang'e 4 moon lander and its bunny rover buddy are still gazing across the desolate,…

Oh snap! Weird ocean worms make a racket when they rumble – CNET

Surprised scientists discovered these little worms make loud underwater snapping sounds when they're duking it out.

Calamarigraphy? Aquarium gets silly with weird squid facts – CNET

The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers up a thing that makes you go hmm.

Scientists 3D-print human skin and bone for Mars astronauts – CNET

Mars explorers could turn to 3D printers to treat burns and broken bones.