Science
The race back to the moon: What if China lands its...
"The country that lands on the moon first will shape the rules of engagement in space for decades to...
The hitchhiker's guide to literary sci-fi: A trivi...
From dystopian futures to interstellar adventures, this quiz explores the classics that dared to ima...
Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, J...
It isn't just supermassive black holes that are messy eaters. Using a Japanese space telescope calle...
Moon blocks satellite views of the sun before luna...
Two NOAA satellites saw a solar eclipse on Sept. 7 as the moon blocked out the sun mere hours before...
Geoengineering is not going to save the poles from...
A review of the five main methods proposed for cooling down the poles or slowing the loss of ice con...
Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby miss...
Conducting a flyby mission to an interstellar object visiting our solar system is "feasible and affo...
Spacecraft launcher named for robot in 'Interstell...
A new low-cost concept for interstellar travel combines solar power with a slingshot, but it would t...
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is approaching Earth — w...
The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to gl...
SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Sta...
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with Super Heavy booster B15 on Sunday (Sept. 7), preparing the ...
Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chroni...
Constant loss of smell, facial pain and a blocked nose are a reality for the 10 per cent of people l...
Resistance training may strengthen your gut microb...
People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also impr...
'EVE Online''s space survival spinoff uses realist...
'EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models,...
The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks...
The shooting stars appear to emanate from a patch of space in the constellation Perseus.
ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on...
The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming.
Florida's anti-vaccine push leads dangerous shift ...
Florida may soon become the first state to end all vaccine mandates, including those for schoolchild...
Exoplanet 40 light years from Earth may have right...
The planet TRAPPIST-1e lies in its star’s Goldilocks zone, where water remains liquid – and an analy...
US Congress is holding a UFO hearing tomorrow abou...
A U.S. House of Representatives task force will once again hold a hearing on Sept. 9 to hear from wi...
Sculpted head hints at hair fashion for ancient hu...
A carved figure found in northern France, dated to 27,000 years ago, may reflect how hair was styled...
Does the nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e support life...
The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated the "Goldilocks zone" planet TRAPPIST-1e to search f...
We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside...
A strange kind of geometry governs how particles move inside matter. Now, for the first time, physic...
1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'ex...
"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more ...
South Pole Telescope beneath a rainbow of colors |...
A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape.
Blood moon wows skywatchers worldwide: Best photos...
See spectacular photos from the Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse.
Quantum router could speed up quantum computers
A device made from superconducting qubits could prove a powerful technology for enabling practical q...
See the blood moon rise in 1st pictures of Septemb...
See the first photos of September's majestic total lunar eclipse.
Astronomy or astrology? A quiz of science and star...
Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and...
The first stars may not have been as uniformly mas...
Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active ...
'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust ...
A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope has found tiny dust particles traveling f...
Total lunar eclipse will paint the full moon blood...
The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 delivers a long, blood-red moon.
Saturn and the moon take a sunset stroll on Sept. ...
The ringed gas giant Saturn will be less than 5 degrees from the lunar disk at sunset on Sept. 8.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Califo...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink internet broadband satellites lifted off from Vandenbe...
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer ...
Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead s...
Don’t get burned! The ultimate sun quiz
This quiz is a deep dive into the physics, history, and mysteries of our nearest star.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 176 — Beyond t...
On Episode 176 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Alan Stern to talk abou...
"Finding the fun was always our guiding star": How...
We talked to Starfield's Lead Creative Producer, Tim Lamb, about designing Starfield's blend of comp...
What to expect during the 'blood moon' total lunar...
The Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse will be visible to over 7 billion people in Asia, Australia, Afric...
Astrophotographer captures the gaping maw of a cos...
The nebula body of the cosmic shark is located 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cephe...
China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBM...
Beijing's recent military parade unveiled new hypersonic and intercontinental missiles alongside ste...
Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pi...
JetBlue will start using Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi in 2027. I...
Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Drago...
The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and kept systems running on Internatio...
Space Force's X-37B space plane is testing 'Zylon'...
The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is carrying a sample of material that could someday help NA...
This fully operational 9,000-piece Lego Star Wars ...
Make way for the shock and awe of this 'technological terror' coming to your galaxy next month.
Baby 'failed star' has unusually rich planet-formi...
"The results provide a rare, detailed look at how planet-forming chemistry operates in the extreme e...
James Gunn casually announces new Superman movie t...
Superman and Lex Luthor continue their historic rivalry in 'Man of Tomorrow', scheduled for July 9, ...
Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earli...
A possible galaxy named Capotauro may have formed within 90 million years of the big bang – but astr...
A new particle detector is ready to probe 'ashes' ...
A new particle detector has passed a crucial test, demonstrating it's ready to start investigating q...
Baby pterosaurs could fly right after hatching – b...
Two fossils found in Germany show very young pterodactyls with arm bones thought to have been broken...
A modified hot glue gun can mend broken bones
A biodegradable glue that encourages bones to repair themselves can be applied during surgery using ...
Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/A...
Astronomers have captured a stunning new image of the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS, seeing its gro...
