Science
See the moon eclipse one of the brightest stars in...
One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a r...
Lego Star Wars BB-8 review
A smaller Lego Star Wars BB-8 model replaces the one that retired in 2019. It’s a great model, but w...
Comet visits stargazers on Kitt Peak | Space photo...
Arizona skywatchers got treated to both a beautiful sunset and a blazing comet streaking across the ...
Groundhog Day isn't the halfway point of winter — ...
Astronomical winter reaches its true midpoint on Feb. 3, as daylight gains begin to accelerate acros...
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Monday, Feb. 2, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew...
Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as...
A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hour...
February’s full moon dazzles skywatchers worldwide...
See beautiful photos of February's full Snow Moon captured worldwide.
Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred o...
We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and i...
James Webb Space Telescope watches distant galaxie...
"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up."
Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What...
To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but th...
Watch NASA fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket today...
NASA will conduct a crucial fueling test with its Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can ...
CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now i...
Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them...
'Back to the Moon': Time magazine salutes Artemis ...
While the world awaits the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Time magazine is celebra...
A 'cosmic clock' in tiny crystals has revealed the...
We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew...
The Pelican Nebula shines near the Las Vegas Strip...
The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.
Gladys West, GPS pioneer and one of NASA's famed '...
West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an est...
See the full 'Snow Moon' chill in the eastern sky ...
The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January.
The best new popular science books of February 202...
Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles ...
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a c...
Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st cr...
InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remember...
On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apoll...
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan...
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlin...
From a new flagship space telescope to lunar explo...
Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the antici...
From 'Asteroids' to 'Star Citizen': A brief histor...
How space dogfighting games evolved from vector lines to virtual cockpits.
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its f...
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the...
Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack review
The Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack provides versatility and quality for a variety of outdoor uses....
NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 ...
SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outco...
Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at l...
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devot...
Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apa...
Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentat...
Large Hadron Collider reveals 'primordial soup' of...
Using the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, scientists have fou...
1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through 'magneti...
Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dra...
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: Moo...
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a cre...
Can we genetically improve humans using George Chu...
Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutatio...
Living spaceships, plague planets, and a quote fro...
Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.'...
NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test...
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually...
Why people can have Alzheimer's-related brain dama...
Some people don’t develop dementia despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brain, and ...
See the moon glow next to mighty Jupiter in the wi...
The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.
Is a MacBook or Windows laptop better for astropho...
Both Windows and MacBooks have advantages for astrophotography, but the choice will depend on your p...
Elon Musk is making a big bet on his future vision...
Reports suggest that Elon Musk is eyeing up a merger involving SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, but what does ...
Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid i...
Yawning and deep breathing each have different effects on the movement of fluids in the brain, and e...
The best new science fiction books of February 202...
We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sande...
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) crumbles apart in stunning...
The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025.
How an 1800s vaccine drive beat smallpox in Denmar...
In the early 1800s, Denmark’s government, medical community, church leaders and school teachers all ...
From space to the seabed, critical infrastructure ...
"We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done."
Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex r...
Members of the New Scientist Book Club give their take on Sierra Greer's award-winning science-ficti...
Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton
In this extract from the February read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet the protagonist of T...
Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dys...
The New Scientist Book Club's February read is Tim Winton's novel Juice, set in a future Australia t...
This doctor is on the hunt for people with first-r...
Elizabeth Hohmann is very interested in faeces, and spends her days sifting through stools to find t...
