Science
Japan's 1st commercial rocket explodes shortly aft...
A Japanese company's first orbital launch attempt ended in a dramatic failure just seconds after lif...
In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain...
There is more lurking below the surface of Arrakis than sandworms. Dune author Frank Herbert had a k...
Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospit...
The seafloor of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was thought to provide energy and nutrients to its ocean, ...
How to organize an eclipse event for kids: 7 thing...
From a space-themed buffet to learning about the solar system, here's how to organize an eclipse eve...
See the crescent moon and Jupiter meet up in the n...
A waxing crescent moon and the solar system's largest planet Jupiter will meet up in the night sky o...
Starship launch 3: What time is the SpaceX flight ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket on 14 March, fo...
As scientists find real exoplanets, sci-fi writers...
The discovery of the first exoplanets was a watershed moment for both science and science fiction, w...
Rethinking space and time could let us do away wit...
Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain mysteries of the uni...
What time is SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch test on ...
SpaceX is hoping to launch its first Starship test of 2024 as early as Thursday (March 14) in what i...
Splashdown practice for Artemis 2 moon mission 'an...
Former U.S. cyclist Christina Birch's first major astronaut assignment will be helping to develop mo...
Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out su...
A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through plant populations could be used to wipe out pests such as superw...
Sleeping black hole is way more massive than it sh...
The James Webb Space Telescope has found an unusual galaxy in the early universe with a black hole a...
City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to l...
Populations of moths living in urban places may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much bright ...
Giant sequoia trees are growing surprisingly quick...
Since their introduction in the 1800s, giant sequoia trees in the UK have grown up to 55 metres tall...
Why does the US want to ban TikTok?
The US House of Representatives is voting on a bill that would require TikTok’s parent company, Byte...
Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Ju...
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carr...
SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of 3rd test flight (p...
SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which co...
A rare nova ignites a 'new star' in the sky this y...
A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September...
Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuc...
The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, wou...
Mars attracts: How the Red Planet influences Earth...
Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates ...
You could win a chance to watch 2024's total solar...
Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dal...
Watch 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races to...
CNN explores NASA's Columbia shuttle tragedy in ri...
A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."
These ISO-certified solar eclipse glasses are curr...
Save 40% on ISO-certified solar glasses and get them in time for next month's total solar eclipse (A...
US government wants to tax bitcoin to reduce its e...
The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up e...
Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire g...
Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key el...
Watch an exclusive clip from the gorgeous new 4K r...
Space.com has an exclusive clip for the new 4K UHD home video release of director James Cameron's "T...
Stick or twist: How to improve the outcomes of you...
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome th...
James Webb Space Telescope complicates expanding u...
The JWST's findings further scientists' conundrum of having different measurements of the expansion ...
Solar eclipse viewing through history: A roundup o...
Solar eclipses have captivated humans for millennia. Here we look at iconic photos through the decad...
Plants send out 'distress calls' – but can other p...
Some studies have claimed that plants emit sounds when stressed and might perceive the distress call...
How to see the incredible comet 12P/Pons-Brooks to...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. He...
Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of...
Stratolaunch's TA-1 hypersonic prototype vehicle launched on its first powered test flight on March ...
How to watch SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch test liv...
SpaceX's megarocket Starship, the largest and most powerful space rocket ever built, is set for a th...
The surprising ways animals react to a total solar...
When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly ...
Mars's gravitational pull may be strong enough to ...
An analysis of deep-sea drill cores suggests that Mars may have enough gravitational influence to sh...
The boiling surface of giant star Betelgeuse may b...
Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research sugg...
Could an AI replace all music ever recorded with T...
A thought experiment in which all music is replaced with AI-generated "Taylor's Versions" should pro...
Watch Rocket Lab launch a commercial radar-imaging...
Rocket Lab will launch a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Tuesday mor...
Watch SpaceX's Crew-7 astronaut mission for NASA r...
SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts are expected to return to Earth around 5:50 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (March 12...
NASA gets $25.4 billion in White House's 2025 budg...
President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase ov...
The moons of Mars may have been formed in an icy p...
The origins of Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been forme...
Wander into the wasteland for Prime Video's live-a...
First trailer drops for Prime Video's new live-action "Fallout" streaming series landing in April
