Science
Hand-powered device disinfects drinking water with...
Turning the crank on a simple device filled with nanoparticles can remove serious pathogens from wat...
Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak begin ov...
Here's what to expect when the Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21-23 in a dark, moonless sky.
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged b...
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have...
The final frontier of trivia: a 'Star Trek' themed...
This quiz will test your knowledge of 'Star Trek' ships, species, episodes, and the ideals that expl...
'Fallout: New Vegas' came out 15 years ago, but th...
Fallout Season 2 is taking us back to New Vegas as the legendary RPG turns 15, but there are more re...
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may...
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to can...
Watch comets Lemmon and SWAN make their closest ap...
The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Oct. 20.
A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space...
The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellit...
SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct. 19) on the record-breaking 31st fligh...
Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Glob...
The cosmos is getting its own red carpet. The inaugural Global Space Awards will launch later this y...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Drea...
On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss h...
How can Europe fight back against incursions by dr...
An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.
The moon and Venus take a morning stroll through t...
Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky.
Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellit...
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today (Oct. 18), and you can ...
Lego is offering a FREE Northern Lights Diorama an...
Get a free Northern Lights diorama set and double loyalty points with purchases over $150 until Octo...
Ace Frehley leaves a space and sci-fi legacy in ro...
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley passed away on Thursday (Oct. 16), leaving behind a cosmic...
Japanese astronaut snaps stunning aurora photo fro...
Science and maintenance work continue on the International Space Station, but updates are still halt...
If life on Mars exists, it may be preserved in a f...
If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.
‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even...
Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than co...
From page to planet: Sci-fi author match-up
In this quiz, you'll be asked to pair famous sci-fi titles with their creators.
Shioli Katsuna on Mitsuki's 'Invasion' season 3 jo...
'Building that was a very careful and sensitive process because I had to imagine everything'
Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA...
Two academics look at the stakes involved with air and water pollution if the EPA's budget is cut.
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help...
One of the longest trials of artificial sweeteners to date found that they may increase beneficial g...
Scientists discover exoplanet-forming disk with wa...
V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.
Star Wars: Starfighter: Release date, trailers, ca...
This Ryan Gosling-led standalone 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters in our galaxy in 2027.
US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches ...
The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenbe...
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark m...
Physicists have tried so many different ways to find dark matter, but none has been successful. Now ...
Strange New Words: Space's sci-fi reader's club
Join Space.com's monthly, virtual reading community where we enjoy science fiction one short story a...
China launches internet satellites on 600th missio...
A Long March 8A rocket lofted another batch of China's Guowang internet satellites on Wednesday even...
Could the world's 1st private space telescope help...
The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable e...
The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonle...
One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 a...
We're starting to understand why childhood adversi...
Experiencing severe hardship in childhood can have a lasting impact. Understanding this better could...
Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North tele...
A striking new image from the Gemini North telescope captures the changing face of the night sky, wh...
Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by grow...
A new chip design includes 41 vertical layers of semiconductor and insulator materials, which allow ...
How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the Oct...
Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21.
With 41% off, Celestron's lightweight and versatil...
Right now, you can save $130 on the best binoculars we've tested for on-the-go stargazing
Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experimen...
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked outside the International Space Stati...
Comet Lemmon's ghostly tail haunts the skies above...
Photographer Josh Dury has captured a gorgeous view of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) brightening the skie...
The centre of our galaxy may be teeming with dark ...
A mysterious excess of gamma rays in the middle of the Milky Way may come from dark matter particles...
Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover ...
SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the...
Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in ...
Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slope...
There's a simple way we could drastically cut AI e...
If users chose the most efficient model each time they performed a task with AI, researchers calcula...
Watch the 2nd-ever launch of China's record-breaki...
The Chinese company Orienspace's Gravity-1 solid rocket launched for the second time ever on Oct. 10...
Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private spac...
Vast's Haven-1 is poised to become the first privately built space station, marking a turning point ...
Are biofuels a good idea? Only if you're a farmer ...
The rush to grow more biofuels continues, despite the fact they increase CO2 emissions rather than l...
Rule-breaking black hole destroys star in puzzling...
The so-called tidal disruption event also produced two puzzling delayed outbursts.
Watch Europe's upcoming PLATO exoplanet hunter spr...
PLATO powered up and extended its solar panels as the exoplanet-hunting spacecraft readies for launc...
This Lego Star Wars set is an awesome recreation o...
A brilliant focal point for any Star Wars Lego collection, this 700-piece set has a 20% saving in th...
New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts...
Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composit...
School phone bans may actually harm some students'...
The evidence to support phone bans in schools has been inconclusive, and now it seems that the move ...
