Science
European probe captures stunning up-close views of...
Europe's Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo made its third close flyby of its target planet on Monday (...
The loneliest monster black holes may also be the ...
Solitary supermassive black holes lurking in less populated areas of the universe munch on material ...
Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many b...
Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, but these ...
Watch Delta IV Heavy rocket launch US spy satellit...
United Launch Alliance's powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to fly for the second-to-last t...
Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cr...
Mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be done using quantum computers, cutting their electricit...
Swedish astronaut 'fast-tracked' to join crew of u...
A Swedish astronaut will take a seat on the Axiom-3 space mission, taking a commercial fast-track to...
How high can we jump on other worlds?
How high you can jump on other worlds is affected by many factors, here we estimate jump heights bas...
Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the bod...
A centimetre-sized robot with a soft body and metallic scales inspired by pangolins can stop bleedin...
Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand – ...
Rivers are awash with manure, fertiliser and pesticides from farming. This is more polluting even th...
Crew of missing submersible near Titanic includes ...
5 people on board a submersible are missing after diving near the Titanic ship liner on Sunday (June...
A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved a...
Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, m...
Tongan undersea volcano created most intense light...
The volcano, which erupted in January 2022, was a type never seen before and produced rippling rings...
Aurora myths, legends and misconceptions
Auroras, also known as the aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights),...
Unistellar's Father's Day telescope deals will sav...
Unistellar's Father's Day telescope deals means you get $500 cashback when you buy either the eVscop...
Cosmic-ray 'GPS' system that tracks underground mo...
A new system that uses subatomic particles produced high in Earth's atmosphere could provide a view ...
Discovery of 2nd ever white dwarf pulsar sheds lig...
Astronomers have discovered a second example of a white dwarf pulsar, a rapidly spinning stellar rem...
Scientists want to give robots hands made from liv...
Researchers attached pill bugs and chitons to a robot arm to show how creatures might work with mach...
Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula ...
NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhots...
Europe's most dangerous 'supervolcano' could be cr...
Italy's Campi Flegrei is showing some troubling early warning signs, but scientists caution that its...
Quantum computers could overtake classical ones wi...
A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digit...
UK’s first deep geothermal project for 36 years op...
A 5-kilometre-deep well is supplying heat to the Eden Project visitor attraction in Cornwall, but de...
Stephen Hawking wanted scientists to 'make black h...
When Stephen Hawking and I visited the Large Hadron Collider, he hoped for an unexpected physics bre...
Rocket Lab's modified Electron rocket HASTE achiev...
Rocket Lab's Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket blasted off from NASA's ...
Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable ...
Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murky waters, but also m...
Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and...
By combining a solar fuel cell that converts carbon dioxide into fuel with a plastic recycling syste...
How a radical redefinition of life could help us f...
Sara Imari Walker, who developed Assembly Theory with chemist Lee Cronin, explains how the theory's ...
Astrophoto of the month: New supernova SN 2023ixf ...
Take a look at the very best space photos submitted by Space.com readers, from our moon to deep spac...
UK and Ireland suffer one of the most severe marin...
Waters around the UK and Ireland have been classified as experiencing a category 4 (extreme) marine ...
A dynamic form of dark energy may explain strange ...
We may have already found evidence of an evolving, dynamic kind of dark energy, in the form of the r...
What are kyber crystals?
Everyone knows what a lightsaber is, but what gives them their source of power? Learn all about kybe...
How do lightsabers work?
Lightsabers are the most iconic Star Wars weapons, but their mechanics and complete history aren’t c...
Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to zoom within 150...
Europe's Mercury probe BepiColombo will take a close look at its target planet on Monday(June 19), a...
NASA recognizes Juneteenth with ceremonial flag-ra...
NASA held a flag-raising ceremony on Thursday (June 15) to recognize the Juneteenth holiday.
Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature ...
Two independent teams of researchers found that putting the silvery metal scandium under extreme pre...
The moon, Venus, Mars and bright stars shine in a ...
The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skyw...
Disney's new Tron Lightcycle Run ride immerses fan...
Space.com experienced the Tron: Lightcycle Run ride at Walt Disney World. Here's what you can expect...
Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it...
The way humans pump groundwater from the planet's interior has changed Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches (...
