Science
This gamma-ray space mystery may finally be solved...
Here's why a black hole crashing into a neutron star belched out an odd gamma-ray burst.
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What are fast radio bursts?
Fast radio bursts — fleeting blasts of energy that are brighter than entire galaxies — remain myster...
Sun launches surprise blob of plasma at Mars, coul...
The sun has launched a surprise coronal mass ejection directly at Mars, which could spark auroras on...
Last Super Blue Moon until 2037 lights up skies ar...
The Super Blue Moon looks incredible in these photos from around the world. Here we've selected some...
A blue supermoon and soaring ocean temperatures cr...
The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug....
AI recap: The rise of the prompt engineer and bias...
Our round-up of the most interesting artificial intelligence news in August includes a job created b...
Watch SpaceX launch 13 satellites for the US Space...
SpaceX will launch a set of satellites for the U.S. Space Force this morning (Aug. 31), and you can ...
Clues to spotting life on Mars are right here on E...
As NASA's Perseverance rover inches along on Mars in search of hints of ancient life that may have o...
NASA conducts crucial drop test ahead of Sept. 24 ...
The OSIRIS-REx team performed a crucial drop test on Wednesday (Aug. 30), practicing what they'll do...
See more gorgeous photos of SpaceX's Starship engi...
SpaceX has released more photos of the epic Aug. 25 static fire test of its Starship Super Heavy boo...
Hurricane Idalia slams into Florida as astronauts ...
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida on Wednesday (Aug. 30) in view of both satellites and astr...
Running shoes with higher heels could increase you...
Running shoes with an elevated heel may change the speed at which the feet hit the ground, raising t...
Old Soviet satellite breaks apart in orbit after s...
A three-decades old Soviet satellite has disintegrated in orbit some 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) ab...
Why relaxation is as important as sleep - and six ...
We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brai...
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover Pragyan snaps 1st...
India's Pragyan moon rover photographed its mothership, the Vikram lander, for the first time as the...
'Astroneer' lead designer explains why the sandbox...
System Era's Joe Tirado on the continued success of 'Astroneer' in the sci-fi gaming market.
Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws ...
An unprecedentedly heavy version of oxygen is significantly less stable than expected, which suggest...
AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head dro...
The Swift AI has beaten expert drone racers in high-speed races using an on-board computer that fuse...
Earthquake sensors are tracking bombing attacks in...
Seismometers normally used to detect earthquakes are being used to identify the time and location of...
Scorching Neptune-size world is way too massive fo...
Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered the heaviest Neptune-like planet yet — one four times more ...
Scrapping English river pollution rules will resul...
The UK government has announced it will no longer require homebuilders to mitigate the water polluti...
Why is Wegovy weight loss treatment so hard to get...
Soaring US demand and high drug prices may be keeping the weight loss injections from other nations
Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with...
A company called Synchron, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, may become the first to commercialis...
SpaceX resupply mission will bring NASA laser comm...
If this tech demonstration is successful, the system could one day allow astronauts to converse by l...
The untold story of the curiously controversial Ho...
The discovery of Homo floresiensis revolutionised the study of human evolution, but it was rocked by...
See Saturn snuggle up to the Super Blue Moon in th...
The moon will have a close encounter with Saturn on Wednesday, Aug. 30 as the ringed gas giant sits ...
Ahsoka season 1 episode 3 review: Democratizing th...
The third episode of Ahsoka reminds us of George Lucas' stance on the Jedi Order and the Force witho...
Your skin microbiome may affect how attractive you...
Mosquitoes can be drawn to your skin microbiome, suggesting that one day a spray that alters your ba...
Just 12 per cent of people eat half of the beef co...
A small proportion of people in the US are responsible for eating 50 per cent of the beef consumed i...
Dead 'vampire' star is feeding on a companion and ...
A dead star feeding on a stellar companion seems to have two brightness modes. It's because, astrono...
Everything we know about Avatar: Frontiers of Pand...
While we wait for Avatar 3 to arrive in 2025, James Cameron and Ubisoft plan to keep us busy with th...
AI shows no sign of consciousness yet, but we know...
The latest generations of artificial intelligence models show little to no trace of 14 signs of self...
NASA discussing September arrival of OSIRIS-REx as...
NASA will discuss the September arrival of asteroid samples collected by its OSIRIS-REx probe during...
Chandrayaan-3 moon rover reveals surprising compos...
An instrument aboard the mission’s Pragyan rover has found traces of sulfur within the lunar south p...
The last Super Blue Moon until 2037 rises tonight....
Skywatchers get to see a second full moon this month on Wednesday (Aug. 30), and it is a special one...
