Science
Don't miss the half-lit moon take to the winter sk...
Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sight...
Specific cognitive training has 'astonishing' effe...
A type of cognitive training that tests people's quick recall seems to reduce the risk of dementia, ...
Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legend...
Paul Erdős was one of the most prolific mathematicians to ever live, known for showing up at the doo...
Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' fricti...
One type of friction can waste energy even when two perfectly smooth surfaces move against each othe...
Venus may have an underground tunnel carved by vol...
Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava ...
Annular 'ring of fire' solar eclipse February 2026...
The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what you need to know.
Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over...
The first people to reach the Kitsissut Islands off the north-west coast of Greenland were Indigenou...
The 10 best space and sci-fi Super Bowl commercial...
Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages
The stars of Orion's belt are 200,000 times bright...
The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
What Americans lose if their National Center for A...
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
'The Black Hole' was Disney's original response to...
Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 m...
As China and the US vie for the moon, private comp...
Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit i...
SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 flights with Starlink sate...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base i...
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Feb...
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlin...
The way Earth's surface moves has a bigger impact ...
New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more com...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 196 — Becoming...
On Episode 196 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Scott Solomon, Rice Univeri...
Silo vs Fallout: getting under the surface of TV's...
We're going deeper underground; there's too much panic in this town.
Will astronauts aboard the ISS get to watch Super ...
There are only three astronauts currently aboard the ISS, and two are Russian. Even so, NASA has pla...
SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA is officia...
The FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight, freeing NASA and SpaceX to target Feb. ...
James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to 'bu...
"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current th...
Halo: Campaign Evolved: Release date rumors, platf...
Master Chief is returning in 2026 with a ground-up remake of the original Halo that's promising new ...
NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor com...
New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dram...
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic g...
The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disint...
Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK s...
Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affect...
Nimoy-Knight Foundation honors 'Girl Spock' and he...
The latest recipient of the Foundation's Live Long & Prosper Tribute Award is Jessica Schonhut-S...
Why exercise isn't much help if you are trying to ...
When we exercise more, our bodies may compensate by using less energy for other things – especially ...
UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy...
The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics ...
4 upper-stage issues in 19 months: When will Space...
For the fourth time in the last 19 months, the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced a...
Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a sp...
Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava o...
Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronom...
Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments as our sun puts out in a few mo...
SpaceX Dragon arrives for Crew-12 launch | Space p...
Crew-12's timeline has been unusually dynamic.
Does dark matter actually exist? New theory says i...
"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter ...
Moving inductions to early morning could shorten l...
By matching uterine contractions up with the body’s natural circadian rhythms, inducing labour in th...
Statins don't cause most of the side effects liste...
A review of the evidence suggests that statins are no more likely than a placebo to cause most of th...
The 10 bleakest space movies of all time
From spaghettified convicts to doomed interplanetary liners, these space movies really pile on the m...
Astrophotographer captures the 'Flaming Star Nebul...
Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.
Five stunning images from the Close-up Photographe...
An otherworldly coral, a very cute moth and an intricately beautiful mushroom are among the winners ...
The toxic burden of pesticides is growing all arou...
Pesticides are becoming more toxic and just about every country is using more of them year after yea...
Methane surge in 2020 was linked to lower pollutio...
A change in atmospheric chemistry during the covid pandemic resulted in methane concentrations spiki...
Bonobo's pretend tea party shows capacity for imag...
Kanzi, a bonobo with exceptional language skills, took part in a make-believe tea party that demonst...
China joins race to develop space-based data cente...
China will work on establishing space-based data centers as a part of a larger five-year plan to exp...
This week's "Starfleet Academy" episode, "Series A...
What happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko? This episode won't give you any answers, but it asks all th...
Fast-charging quantum battery built inside a quant...
An experiment with superconducting qubits opens the door to determining whether quantum devices coul...
Now's your best chance to see Mercury all year — H...
Mercury puts on its best evening show of 2026 this February, with bright views after sunset and a he...
Vegan toddlers can grow at the same rate as omnivo...
Two-year-olds raised in vegan or vegetarian households don't necessarily have restricted growth, acc...
Could a toxic chemical in Mars dirt help us build ...
Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii s...
NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Spac...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a ride over the Artemis...
Our round-up of the best NASA Artemis 2 gear on pl...
From Lego and stickers to hats and mugs, we've rounded up the best NASA Artemis 2 swag you can buy f...
