Science
There's nothing original about 'Strange New Worlds...
We've seen it all before, but some sci-fi clichés just work.
Gravitational waves reveal 'stellar graveyard' pac...
Astronomers have doubled the number of black hole and neutron star mergers detected via gravitationa...
Where to see the blood moon lunar eclipse Sept. 7–...
The September 2025 total lunar eclipse will bring a blood-red moon to skies across Asia, Australia, ...
Butterfly Star flaps its rainbow wings | Space pho...
This young star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, separating the "wings" of the butterfly.
US in real danger of losing the moon race to China...
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China moon race, emphasizing Ame...
Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon astronauts take on the...
The four Artemis 2 moon astronauts passed the "Bobby and Pete" fitness challenge recently, performin...
Why solar power is the only viable power source in...
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the ...
Radical new Big Bang theory says gravitational wav...
A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefro...
Plant-based dog foods provide almost all the nutri...
An analysis of a range of dry dog foods finds that none are nutritionally complete, but vegan and ve...
Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase ...
People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all tha...
Astronaut Megan McArthur, 1st woman to pilot Space...
McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and hel...
Israel spy satellite launch sparks 'brief panic' a...
Israel launched the Ofek 19 spy satellite atop a Shavit rocket on Sept. 2, which came as a surprise ...
We have let down teens if we ban social media but ...
Governments are looking to ban social media for children but can't get enough of AI – a technology p...
3D-printing could make it easier to make large qua...
As quantum computers get larger, they may become truly useful – 3D-printing a key component of some ...
We may have 10 times less carbon storage capacity ...
Storing carbon dioxide underground is seen as a way to mitigate climate change, but the world could ...
Queen ant makes males of another species for daugh...
Bizarrely, Iberian harvester ant queens lay eggs that turn into male builder harvester ants, and som...
First map of mammal brain activity may have shown ...
Scientists have mapped the activity that takes place across a mouse's entire brain as it decides how...
The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken n...
From flexible implants to circuits seeded with living cells, a new kind of electronics is starting t...
15 years on, real-time strategy games are still ch...
Real-time strategy games haven't bested Blizzard's three-part sequel yet, and we believe only a thir...
Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an a...
The image was captured on Aug. 12 as the Perseid meteor shower hit its peak.
India tests parachutes for 1st-ever human spacefli...
India successfully tested the parachute system for its Gaganyaan crew module ahead of its planned fi...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Wednesday morning, Sep. 3,...
When is the next 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse ...
The total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7, 2025, won't be visible from North America, but it's only a 177-d...
Which is the best home planetarium? We pit three o...
We have tested many home planetariums over the years (sometimes called star projectors) but which ar...
Perseverance Mars rover rolls over Soroya Ridge | ...
The Soroya Ridge was the recent destination in NASA's Perseverance rover's journey to explore the la...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 mon...
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will zoom past Mars in October 2025, and ESA's Mars orbiters will at...
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit fr...
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (...
Hepatitis B vaccine linked with a lower risk of de...
Being vaccinated against hepatitis B may reduce chronic inflammation levels in the body, which could...
Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than...
"Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system."
Trump moves US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket ...
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (Sept. 2) that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from...
Astronomers discover a 'forbidden' pulsar fleeing ...
A neutron star-powered pulsar is fleeing a supernova explosion in the outskirts of the Milky Way, a ...
Magic: The Gathering has gone to space, so we talk...
The iconic tabletop card game has dabbled in science fiction before, but this new set is space opera...
Colossal moon Titan casts a shadow on Saturn's clo...
Titan's shadow will fall over Saturn during the early morning hours of Sept. 4.
Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting again...
The drug rapamycin has been linked to a longer life and we're starting to understand how it might ha...
Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be inves...
Excitement is building regarding the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, with new research suggesting whi...
The deadliest mushroom, the death cap, is still co...
Surprising discoveries about the species responsible for 90 per cent of mushroom-related deaths is r...
New 'Tron: Ares' trailer paints the town neon red ...
'Your world is running out of time. But I can help you'
The Lego Technic NASA Lunar RV set is an incredibl...
Walmart's "Bricktember Lego Sales" event is live, and this nearly 2,000-piece model of Space history...
Can we finally recycle all of the metal in scrap c...
Scrap cars could be used to build new electric vehicles thanks to a new process for turning various ...
I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3...
"Once these objects get too faint to see, they will never be seen again,"
Black hole quiz: How deep Is your gravitational kn...
This quiz invites you to journey into the depths of these gravitational giants.
Steroids are everywhere on social media – but how ...
From “trenfluencers” to complex drug regimens, influencers are reshaping how millions approach stero...
Cannibal solar storm sparks dazzling northern ligh...
The cannibal solar storm didn't hit its full potential, but still put on a good show.
How magnets could help astronauts explore the moon...
Magnetic fields can replace bulky centrifuges in space oxygen systems, making them lighter, more eff...
ISS astronauts serve up space sushi | Space photo ...
Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts use creativity and culture to make life in orbit ...
1st Indian astronaut to visit ISS welcomed home as...
"Since I landed in Lucknow around 7:30 this morning, I must have clicked about 2,000 selfies."
Watch live online as an asteroid the size of a com...
On Wednesday (Sept. 3), the asteroid 2025 QDB will come to within just over half the distance betwee...
Mercury makes an elusive appearance with the brigh...
Mercury will be close to Regulus embedded among the stars of the constellation Leo.
Water recycling is paramount for space stations an...
Today, NASA recovers over 90% of the water used in space.
