Science
Earth passes 2°C of warming on hottest day ever re...
The global average surface temperature was more than 2°C higher than pre-industrial levels on 17 Nov...
Inside a historic trip to Antarctica, crewed by ov...
Over 100 women scientists, including a handful of astronomers, have set sail to Antarctica.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lands new job at Microsoft a...
The head of one of the world's leading AI companies was fired for not being 'candid' with the board,...
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet heads for a new...
The X-59 Quesst may be "quiet" when it breaks the sound barrier, but it now supports a loud color sc...
Fisher Space Pens to fly with Blue Origin crews as...
Fisher Space Pen has new Blue ballpoints. The maker of the pressurized-ink writing instruments has p...
Satellites watch Russia's tallest volcano spew 1,0...
Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, which is the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia, violently erupted on...
Russia's long-duration space journey on Earth put ...
Russia kicked off another one of its simulated missions this week, this time a 360-day isolation of ...
FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX's explosive...
The FAA will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation of the second-ever flight of the company's giant Sta...
SpaceX poised to launch 22 Starlink satellites ear...
SpaceX plans to launch 22 more Starlink internet satellites from California early Sunday (Nov. 19), ...
SpaceX's 2nd Starship launch test looks amazing in...
SpaceX's second Starship test flight on Nov. 18 may have met an explosive end, but photos of the lau...
NASA chief congratulates SpaceX on Starship's expl...
SpaceX's Starship notched a number of milestones on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), dra...
SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever te...
SpaceX's next-generation Starship megarocket launched on its second-ever test flight today, but expl...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 88 — Thanksgiv...
On Episode 88 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what they are grateful for in space.
Watch SpaceX's Starship launch on its 2nd-ever tes...
SpaceX plans to launch its giant Starship vehicle for the second time ever this morning (Nov. 18), a...
SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight on...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Nov....
The universe is expanding faster than theory predi...
The universe is not just expanding – its rate of expansion is accelerating. And that expansion rate ...
Quantum chemistry experiment on ISS creates exotic...
Researchers created a quantum gas containing two types of atoms on the ISS, in a first for space-bas...
The 'Star Wars' universe celebrates Life Day today...
Space.com's guide to "Star Wars" Life Day and its affirmative roots as a traditional Wookiee holiday...
This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the ...
Satellites observed a coronal mass ejection on Wednesday (Nov. 15), capturing a bright burst of supe...
Lasers fired at crystals could uncover quantum nat...
Ultra-short laser pulses may allow us to measure entanglement in a way that answers questions about ...
Volcanic 'Devil Comet' erupts with its biggest bla...
An icy volcanic comet that is three times as large as Mount Everest, nicknamed the "Devil Comet," er...
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 2 review: A bri...
Season 4 finds its groove with a story about divisions on the Happy Valley base — and the importance...
Satellites watch lava flows of Italy's Mount Etna ...
Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupted on Nov. 12, and ESA satellites caught the event in infrared.
April 2024 total solar eclipse viewing events: Par...
Celebrate April's total solar eclipse with these 10 awesome viewing events, parties and festivals.
How a dash of science can help bake the perfect eg...
To make a cake delightful even when eggs aren’t in attendance, it is important to account for all th...
The pandemic helped some children develop their vo...
Some preschool children in Canada scored higher on cognitive skills tests during the pandemic than t...
See the highest-resolution image ever snapped by A...
A new calibration technique allowed the ALMA radio telescope to capture its highest-resolution image...
Electronic pill monitors your breathing and heart ...
A smart pill can accurately monitor your breathing and heart rate from inside your gut, which may be...
These SpaceX fans say they'll stay after 1-day Sta...
Travelers from near and far aren't letting the launch delay deprive them of their chance to see the ...
Time seems to slow down when you're high – why doe...
Cannabis does strange things to our sense of time passing, possibly by over-exciting neurons in a br...
Say goodbye to Mars! The Red Planet hides behind t...
Mars will disappear from the sky for a few weeks on Saturday (Nov. 18), moving to the opposite side ...
Lego's Apollo 11 Lunar Lander is 20% off this week...
This deal is exclusive to Lego Insiders members, it goes live this weekend and it's free to sign up....
Some exoplanets are shrinking. Here's why
Data from NASA's Kepler telescope shows why puffy sub-Neptunes are shrinking to rocky super-Earths.
Algol, the 'Demon star of Perseus,' gets eclipsed ...
The "Demon Star" of Algol gets eclipsed this week by one of its stellar siblings. Here's what you ne...
Genital herpes linked to accelerated brain shrinka...
People who tested positive for the virus behind genital herpes tended to have reduced thickness of t...
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower peaking this...
The Leonids are known for their bright, fast-moving meteors. The shower will peak on 17 and 18 Novem...
Lost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new tel...
Astronauts on the International Space Station harmlessly lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on Nov. ...
Why so many prehistoric monuments were painted red...
Megaliths, or huge stones, were used for thousands of years to build monuments, and they were far mo...
Dancing monkey hormones shed light on harmful stre...
Stress hormone measurements highlight the poor welfare of monkeys trained to perform for the public ...
