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Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes ...
The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughou...
Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent gree...
Countries have pledged to phase out HFC-23, a powerful greenhouse gas, but atmospheric data shows th...
How to watch SpaceX launch its 1st Falcon 9 rocket...
SpaceX is targeting Friday, Jan. 3 for its first Falcon 9 mission of 2025 as it launches the Thuraya...
Climate change may have killed ancient 'hobbit' ho...
Homo floresiensis, a metre-tall ancient hominin, lived on the South Pacific island of Flores and hun...
US teens are using less of every substance – excep...
Teenagers in the US roughly doubled their use of nicotine pouches in 2024, despite turning away from...
Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in t...
A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.
Supercharged auroras possible this weekend as colo...
Aurora alert — a coronal hole is spewing fast solar wind toward Earth, potentially boosting geomagne...
Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be ...
An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agenc...
Glowing biological quantum sensor could track how ...
A quantum sensor based on a protein from bioluminescent jellyfish can be made by the body itself and...
Dead stars can celebrate 2 New Years every second ...
Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed ...
This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first ...
Strap on a VR headset like a Facehugger with 'Alie...
"Alien: Rogue Incursion" virtual reality game for PSVR and and PCVR available now
Crystal-based cooling could make fridges more sust...
A new type of crystal that absorbs heat when released from extreme pressure could lead to climate-fr...
Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the sear...
A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could hel...
Delicate robot hands know just how hard to squeeze...
A robotic hand uses fingertip sensors and AI to determine how firmly to grip before closing in on an...
Space debris crashes into Kenyan village, believed...
Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in ...
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a...
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t ea...
Fall 2024 was Earth's warmest autumn ever
Fall 2024 makes history in the record books as the warmest on record in the past 130 years.
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight! Don't ...
The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight on Jan. 3, and could produce between 60 to 120 met...
James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand desig...
Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spi...
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 6: The crew and...
Skeleton Crew's sixth episode splits the team apart ahead of their much-desired return to At Attin a...
Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb ...
"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black ...
AI chatbots fail to diagnose patients by talking w...
Although popular AI models score highly on medical exams, their accuracy drops significantly when ma...
Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH review...
The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equiva...
Will there be another pandemic after covid-19 and ...
Covid-19 is responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world, but researchers fear ...
We must revisit the covid-19 pandemic to prepare f...
It is tempting to lock memories of the height of covid-19 away but looking back is vital for prepari...
Image of the Day 2024 Archive
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new im...
