Science
Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our s...
When the sun was young, it may have stolen a planet from another nearby star - meaning an exoplanet ...
Housework robot can learn to do almost any chore i...
A robotic assistant can learn to do household jobs like opening cupboards, pulling out chairs or tak...
SpaceX to launch 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Sta...
SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct ...
See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sk...
The Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, put on a brilliant show Dec. 13 amid a near-...
Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most po...
The sun unleashed an X2.8 solar flare today (Dec. 14), its most powerful such eruption since Septemb...
Aurora-like 'Steve' phenomenon and glowing 'picket...
A recent study suggests the aurora-like STEVE and "picket fence" phenomena are generated by low-alti...
Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exopl...
Hot Jupiters are gas giants so close to their star that the star's heat and radiation can blow the p...
FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink,...
The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch...
China launches secret space plane on 3rd-ever miss...
China launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for its third mission on Dec. 14, just ...
SETI's 1st 'conversation' with a humpback whale of...
Humpback whale "conversations" provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with l...
Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics...
Black holes are some of the most powerful objects in the universe — and humans could devise ways to ...
DeepMind AI with built-in fact-checker makes mathe...
The AI company DeepMind claims it has developed a way to harness the creativity of chatbots to solve...
Cyanide in the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus co...
Hydrogen cyanide, ethane and traces of methanol are present in the water spewing from Enceladus's oc...
Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that ...
Maze-like bones in the noses of Arctic seals turn out to be an adaptation for keeping warm in chilly...
The mission to discover the mystery origin of Mars...
The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), ha...
Space weather is chaotic and hard to predict. This...
Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve for...
Watch Rocket Lab return to flight with satellite l...
Tonight (Dec. 14), Rocket Lab plans to launch its first mission since a failure this past September,...
New 'For All Mankind' patches feature 4th season M...
Midway through Season 4 of 'For All Mankind,' Icon Heroes has released a new set of patches that are...
ISS astronaut snaps amazing photos of icebergs fro...
European astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured amazing photos of giant icebergs floating in the South ...
Tap-dancing spider rediscovered after disappearing...
Fagilde’s trapdoor spider seemingly vanished after it was first described in 1931, but now scientist...
Could we defend Earth against a 'rubble pile' aste...
Scientists have discovered that many asteroids have the consistency of piles of rubble. Knowing this...
Save 33% on this Christmas beginner telescope deal...
This festive holiday telescope deal means you can save 33% on a refractor telescope, well suited to ...
Spinal cord stimulator dramatically reduces phanto...
Pressure sensors on a prosthetic foot that send electrical pulses to the spinal cord help improve wa...
Camera photos & videos Christmas gift guide 2023: ...
Don't know what to buy a photographer? We've got you covered — find the perfect Christmas gifts for ...
Ultrasound could spot battery defects that might l...
Potentially dangerous battery damage that would normally be hidden from sight could be revealed quic...
Mars' atmosphere swelled like a balloon when solar...
NASA's MAVEN orbiter has collected data of the unexpected dynamics on Mars, showing how extreme sola...
Eirsat-1, Ireland's 1st satellite, makes space his...
Ireland has joined the space club with the launch of Eirsat-1, a tiny brick-sized satellite with a b...
Underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate...
A seamount sitting on a subducting tectonic plate off the coast of Japan and plowing its way into Ea...
SpaceX to launch 3rd private astronaut mission to ...
One month before SpaceX launches the Ax-3 astronaut mission toward the ISS, Axiom Space's president ...
Robotic third arm controlled by breathing is surpr...
Extra limbs could provide a productivity boost to people working in a range of jobs, and experiments...
James Webb Space Telescope spies record-breaking '...
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed record-breaking free-floating "failed star" and two othe...
Earth may have had all the elements needed for lif...
New research suggests elements crucial for life may have existed on Earth while the planet formed, n...
New 'Dune: Part 2' trailer sees Paul Atreides embr...
Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment released a new trailer for director Denis Villeneuve's upco...
COP28 deal has loopholes that could weaken its imp...
An agreement reached at the COP28 climate summit mentions transitioning away from fossil fuels, but ...
Watch SpaceX Dragon undock from the ISS on Dec. 15...
SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship is scheduled to leave the International Space Station Dec. 15 after a wea...
The Geminid meteor shower of 2023 peaks tonight. H...
The Geminid meteor shower 2023 peaks overnight tonight (Dec. 13), and you can watch the action live ...
Brain cells activated by stress may also give you ...
In mice, neurons activated by stress cause the animals to wake up far more often during sleep – if t...
Genome analysis reveals genetic diversity of Indig...
Before colonisation, Australia was made up of at least 200 distinct nations. Now a genome analysis h...
Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly ...
A material inspired by spider silk contracts to less than half of its length when exposed to water, ...
