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James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exo...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant sup...
Watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower online with th...
Watch Eta Aquarid meteors streak across the sky live from observatories and sky cams around the worl...
Are streamers losing faith in legacy sci-fi franch...
Does the cancellation of 'Starfleet Academy' suggest that lean times are ahead for 'Star Trek' and '...
Will the moon ruin the Eta Aquarid meteor shower t...
A bright waning gibbous moon may wash out this week's Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak — but early ris...
Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy...
The Vela Supercluster, in our Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance, is competing gravitationally with other...
Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space ...
Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferome...
300-year-old experiment could become world's best ...
An update to an experiment run by Henry Cavendish in 1773 could be a cheaper and faster way to spot ...
What's the best time to see Eta Aquarid meteors in...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week, but will you be able to see it?
A YouTuber just recreated the original Star Wars w...
Star Wars superfan and YouTube sensation Zach King recreates the seminal 1977 sci-fi film using card...
13 International 'Star Wars' Posters You've Likely...
From Japan to Turkey, celebrate Star Wars Day with this global collection of original trilogy poster...
The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you ...
To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your f...
Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum dis...
A small trial found that chewing gum containing nitrate can ease the symptoms of gum disease by favo...
Why were galaxies so active in the early universe?...
Early galaxies were star-forming machines, gobbling up gas and spitting out stars with a furious int...
Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tra...
A device you attach to your underwear reveals how often you really break wind – and it’s probably mo...
'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies ...
NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning si...
New this month, this Lego Star Wars Yoda bust woul...
Lego's larger Yoda models do not have a great track record, but this Lego Star Wars Yoda bust is suc...
Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial o...
The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human...
7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that m...
From chasing the Milky Way to using your eyes as nature intended, here are some often-overlooked tru...
Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? As...
Astronomers call this "eruptive mass loss," and it's a stellar drama we're still trying to fully gra...
New for Star Wars Day, grab this Lego Star Wars mo...
Finally, Mando's sleek N-1 starfighter gets the Lego Star Wars UCS set it deserves and, if you're fa...
SpaceX launching 45 satellites to orbit early May ...
SpaceX will launch 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), and you can ...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 208 — Lander, ...
On Episode 208 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about...
From new releases to classic models, feel the forc...
Not only is Lego launching a host of new models this Star Wars Day, there are some fantastic sets ou...
See May's full 'Flower Moon' bloom in gorgeous pho...
The Flower Moon will be followed by a rare full Blue Moon on May 31.
3 planets will put on a sky show in May — when and...
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline May's skywatching, with stunning moon pairings and a three-plane...
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks next week: Her...
Shooting stars and the occasional fireball may be seen whenever the constellation Aquarius is above ...
Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after ...
They didn't get a parade, but they're certainly being paraded on the big networks.
Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where t...
Drone-mounted radar flown over glaciers on Earth show how the technology can map buried ice in detai...
'Slither' at 20: The alien worm comedy-horror that...
Few went to see the movie in theaters, but 'Slither' still proved that Gunn was a director to watch
2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading s...
The second half of this year will almost certainly see the start of an El Niño phase that could lead...
How 'For All Mankind' evolved from 'The Right Stuf...
A show that began life as a period piece is now unashamedly hard science fiction.
£115 off for Star Wars Day, I think this Lego Star...
Argos UK is celebrating Star Wars Day early with over 20% off this massive 5,000+ piece Lego Star Wa...
Thinner than a hair and stretchy like rubber: New ...
Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmf...
Is it cake? No, it's a parachute! | Space photo of...
In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.
The Claypool Lennon Delirium's cosmic new album is...
Les Claypool and Sean Lennon discuss AI, art, and empathy in their new concept album 'The Great Parr...
June full moon 2026: When, where and how to see th...
Your guide to June's full Strawberry Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hackin...
National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly a...
The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to ...
Should you really be drinking eight glasses of water a day? What about reaching for a sports drink a...
NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture s...
New panoramic views from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Mart...
Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry ca...
An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by t...
May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight: Here's wha...
May's full moon rises as flowers bloom across the northern hemisphere.
Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fos...
With progress at COP climate meetings stalling, 57 countries took part in the first of a new series ...
Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my...
Silvia Park, author of the May read for the New Scientist Book Club, reveals how a book that was ori...
Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park
In this extract from Luminous, the May read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet a mysterious ro...
The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thou...
Uranus’s outermost two rings are surprisingly dissimilar, which opens up a mystery about the tiny mo...
An unorthodox version of quantum theory could reve...
The implications of quantum mechanics suggest reality isn't as solid as we think it is, but physicis...
Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut l...
Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and t...
Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA s...
Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline an...
