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Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with...
"That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."
Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing...
The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.
These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Spa...
Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devi...
Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supr...
Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first publ...
'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellit...
For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and ...
Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years l...
As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life mor...
Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' dela...
A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving a...
NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on M...
Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?
Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge...
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from ...
Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries ...
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from ...
No young women have died of cervical cancer in Eng...
We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cas...
One of these twin stars has likely been snacking o...
Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured...
Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain dam...
Putting brain cells into a hibernation-like state via drugs that cool down core body temperature may...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exopl...
Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world th...
'Warframe''s new Constellations update puts the fo...
With its latest major update, Digital Extremes makes space for old mechanics and new ideas in the co...
Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gathere...
DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, ...
Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are fly...
Bird-mounted headsets and backpacks have revealed the surprising things pigeons do with their eyes w...
Our brains have their first thoughts surprisingly ...
By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly eve...
The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 2000s
From 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Lost,' to 'Fringe' and 'Invader Zim,' this all-star roster of sci-f...
Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening di...
A study of 140,000 people suggests that a broadening of the diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD ...
A volcanic eruption seen from space | Space photo ...
Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano shot out lava for the 49th time that we know of.
Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a he...
Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system,...
'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.' Scientists hail MAVEN...
NASA's MAVEN Mars mission ended after 11 years, having revealed how the planet lost its atmosphere a...
Stream Season 3 of Silo in safety, anywhere, with ...
Can't wait for Season 3 of Silo? Watch this post-apocalyptic smash wherever you are and stay safe on...
NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space ...
NASA will discuss an ambitious mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a pres...
NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1s...
"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."
Watch European rocket launch record-breaking missi...
An Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will launch a record-breaking load to orbit early on Wednesday morning...
How to see the moon hide Venus in a rare daytime s...
A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on...
The Nikon Z fc is our choice as the best budget ca...
Our expert was impressed with the looks and performance of this mirrorless APS-C Nikon. This excelle...
The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age...
Neurologist Emily Rogalski studies "superagers" – people in their 80s or 90s with unusually keen mem...
Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Mi...
The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion....
Don't miss the moon lead a dazzling mini 'planet p...
The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and Mercury as it passes through the Beehive o...
A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be ...
Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is f...
SpaceX IPO brings Starship to NYC | Space photo of...
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire shortly after SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq.
Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to ...
Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins...
Move over 'Mass Effect': 'Exodus' just got an exte...
Travel deep into the Centauri Cluster to the planet Sang in this riveting sneak peek
Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by...
Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that...
Watch SpaceX launch 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch three of AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites e...
Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be d...
Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth,...
James Webb Space Telescope forecasts extreme weath...
"With its unprecedented observational quality, JWST gives us the most detailed glimpses into distant...
Technology is changing our perspective on nature –...
Inspired by Ariel Waldman’s docuseries Life Unearthed, columnist Annalee Newitz explores how microsc...
Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head home to Ear...
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to begin its journey back to Earth today (June 16), an...
Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA...
Astrobotic unveiled its next lander headed to the moon: Griffin-1, which will carry one of the heavi...
SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1s...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...
'Everybody came with their A-game': Oscar-winning ...
'The truth is, everybody came with their A-game. Because the script called for it. Steven definitely...
Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in ou...
The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding o...
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside ...
IVF could be done inside the body using sperm that have been magnetised, allowing them to be directe...
NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage...
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,70...
The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how...
Scientists have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the U...
