Science
Lasers target the Tarantula Nebula with 'artificia...
The Very Large Telescope's interferometer targeted four lasers toward the Tarantula Nebula to create...
Scientists just discovered a new crater on the moo...
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has identified a never-before-seen crater on the moon's surf...
Light can influence the magnetic properties of som...
An experiment 180 years ago first demonstrated a connection between light and electromagnetism – but...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks into Florida's nigh...
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites in a nighttime liftoff from Cape C...
Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 mil...
Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early huma...
The Euclid space telescope observed 1.2 million ga...
The data is starting to reveal how galaxies and their black holes evolve.
Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the d...
"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies."
Ryan Gosling and 'Rocky' team up to save the galax...
"His planet's dying, too. We're here for the same reason."
The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally fo...
"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitati...
Do the cores of dead stars exist forever?
Regular stars collapse and die once they run out of fuel for their nuclear reactions, but the white ...
Four-fifths of the world's population now live in ...
A comprehensive UN report has found that cities and towns are home to 81 per cent of the world’s pop...
Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and i...
"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicat...
We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the S...
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing ...
Will Europe's flagship space science missions surv...
NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Eu...
Galaxy quest: A galaxy-themed trivia quiz
Dive into the dazzling depths of the universe with this galaxy-themed trivia quiz that spans cosmic ...
The best UCS Lego Star Wars sets ranked
These are the Lego sets you're looking for — The UCS Lego Star Wars sets, the best of the best, rank...
Euclid space telescope sees gorgeous cosmic cloud ...
This image shows Euclid's capability to explore both our cosmic neighborhood and the deep universe b...
As our black hole images get more detailed, we may...
Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, may not be the best recipe to describe blac...
Mathematicians say Google's AI tools are superchar...
AlphaEvolve, an AI system created by Google DeepMind, is helping mathematicians do research at a sca...
NASA will unveil new images of interstellar comet ...
The big reveal will come Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 3 p.m. ET.
What is cloud seeding and could it end the drought...
Facing its worst drought in decades, Iran is attempting to stimulate rain by spreading seeding agent...
Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of K...
A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central...
'Superheated' stellar factory in the early cosmos ...
"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many mo...
'Star Wars Battlefront' at 10: How DICE's reboot c...
The first post-Disney Star Wars game didn't reach the gameplay highs of the originals, but it took u...
Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in '...
An AI-powered controller on an orbiting satellite executed real-world attitude adjustments in space,...
Ancient figurine may show sexual encounter between...
A 12,000-year-old clay sculpture found in Israel depicts a goose on the back of a woman, and archaeo...
Neanderthals' hefty noses weren’t well adapted to ...
Neanderthals were thought to have structures inside their noses that helped them deal with the cold,...
FAA lifts ban on daytime rocket launches after gov...
Now that daytime launches can resume, expect SpaceX to pick up the pace of its Starlink launches.
SpaceX Starship timeline delays astronaut moon lan...
At this rate, Starship will not be ready in time for NASA's schedule.
'Invasion' showrunner Simon Kinberg on Season 3's ...
'In many ways this was our 'The Guns of Navarone' season and they completed their mission'.
Chinese astronauts to get replacement spacecraft a...
China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris whi...
Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their qu...
Some ants kill the queens of another species and take over their colonies, but we now know at least ...
The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping ...
The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood i...
Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten...
Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the ...
Advent Calendar versus Gingerbread AT-AT: Which ne...
Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holida...
Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remna...
The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.
Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane ...
The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.
How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 m...
Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers r...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's whe...
Leonid meteors may appear whenever the constellation Leo is above the horizon.
Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satelli...
SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov...
See the famous winged horse Pegasus fly in the aut...
A few hours after darkness falls during November, the unquestioned landmark of the autumn night sky ...
With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding c...
Experts dive into the many missions headed to the moon and how space programs can avoid override.
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based t...
Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin you...
Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov...
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlin...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 186 — Snow on ...
On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's forme...
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on th...
An expert discusses how the space race to the moon could lead to possible warfare, and how policies ...
Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its ...
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth saf...
SpaceX launches 2 rockets less than 4 hours apart ...
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in less than four hours overnight Friday (Nov. 14), adding anot...
