Daily Wonder

Scientists have found a kind of sugar drifting in space for the very first time. This sugar was discovered in a huge cloud near the center of our galaxy, and it may help us learn how the building blocks of life can form among the stars.

Scientists found a bone in Thailand that helped them discover a brand-new dinosaur species. This plant-eating dino had an extra-long neck, and it may have looked very different from other dinosaurs you know. What else could this amazing creature tell us about the past?

NASA has given a tiny space lab a big upgrade, and it is helping scientists explore a strange kind of matter. Up in space, they can make things unbelievably cold and watch how atoms behave in new ways. What secrets of the universe might they discover next?

Have you ever wondered why the Moon has a giant ring-shaped mark that’s hard to see from Earth? This huge scar was made by a space rock crashing into the Moon billions of years ago, and its name has a surprising twist that makes its east and west sides seem switched.

Why would scientists want to start a fire on the Moon? The Moon has almost no air, so fire does not act the same way there. This curious experiment could help people learn how to build safer things for a future Moon base.

Strange shiny spheres washed up on an Australian beach, and people first wondered if they were dangerous. Now, experts think they may be empty pieces from a rocket that fell back to Earth. What are these mystery “space balls,” and how did they end up in the ocean?

Mysterious shiny balls washed up on an Australian beach, and no one knew where they came from at first. They might be from space, and people were told not to touch them. What are they, and how did they get there?

Scientists found a super old fossil that may help explain how spiders got their sharp bites. This tiny clue comes from a time long, long before dinosaurs. It could help us learn how life was changing on Earth a very long time ago.

Saturn’s moon Iapetus looks like it was painted with two very different colors—one side dark as charcoal, the other bright as snow. What made this moon so strangely patterned? Scientists are still piecing together the mystery.

Something exciting is happening off the coast of Northumberland—more orca whales are being seen there than usual. Scientists are curious and trying to figure out why these huge sea animals are visiting more often. Could it be food, changes in the water, or something else?