Science
Some exoplanets are shrinking. Here's why
Data from NASA's Kepler telescope shows why puffy sub-Neptunes are shrinking to rocky super-Earths.
Algol, the 'Demon star of Perseus,' gets eclipsed ...
The "Demon Star" of Algol gets eclipsed this week by one of its stellar siblings. Here's what you ne...
Genital herpes linked to accelerated brain shrinka...
People who tested positive for the virus behind genital herpes tended to have reduced thickness of t...
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower peaking this...
The Leonids are known for their bright, fast-moving meteors. The shower will peak on 17 and 18 Novem...
Lost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new tel...
Astronauts on the International Space Station harmlessly lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on Nov. ...
Why so many prehistoric monuments were painted red...
Megaliths, or huge stones, were used for thousands of years to build monuments, and they were far mo...
Dancing monkey hormones shed light on harmful stre...
Stress hormone measurements highlight the poor welfare of monkeys trained to perform for the public ...
Rogue rocket that slammed into the moon last year ...
The rocket body that slammed into the moon in March 2022 was part of the Long March 3C that launched...
Vagus nerve stimulation may help treat drug addict...
Rats that received vagus nerve stimulation were less likely to seek out drugs than those that didn’t...
NASA and Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satell...
The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space ag...
SpaceX delays second Starship test launch to Nov. ...
SpaceX delayed its second test flight of a Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster to no earlier tha...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here'...
One of the most famous of the annual meteor showers will soon be reaching its maximum: The Leonids. ...
Hubble Telescope investigates nearby exoplanet, fi...
The rocky exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, located about 22.5 light years away, has been observed transiting it...
Jupiter's moon Io is covered in active volcanoes. ...
Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the solar system, may possess a global ocea...
What time is SpaceX's 2nd Starship and Super Heavy...
SpaceX has a two-hour window to launch the Starship SN25 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on Nov. 1...
Cooling system could replace air con and drastical...
A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric cooling could heat or chil...
Bonobos are friendly with those outside their grou...
The convivial nature of bonobos is in stark contrast to chimpanzees and may shed light on the evolut...
James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st discovery of ...
Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly ...
1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemi...
Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022. One year later, NASA is readying the follow-up Artemis 2 missio...
Experience April's total solar eclipse from the pa...
The app tells you everything you need to know about where and when to see the upcoming April total s...
How the US and China talking AI safety could reduc...
At a meeting between US president Biden and China president Xi, there was agreement on the need for ...
Solar eclipses seen by long-dead Cassini spacecraf...
Data from the long-deceased Cassini spacecraft offers astronomers an unconventional way to measure t...
COP28 must stick to 1.5°C target to save ice sheet...
A report warns that 2°C of global warming would mean losing most of the world’s ice sheets and glaci...
High-energy cosmic rays may originate within the M...
The most energetic particles in the universe appear to emerge from sources within the Milky Way, our...
Forget the Amazon – are these the most remarkable ...
When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the Amazon or Nile, but these aren’...
The Milky Way's dusty galaxy heart has a super-str...
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky ...
SpaceX Starship: What time is the launch and what ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the second ever launch of its massive Starship rocket on 17 Nov...
Sickle cell CRISPR 'cure' is the start of a revolu...
The approval of a CRISPR treatment, for sickle cell and beta thalassemia, is just the start for a te...
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 transport...
A preview of the 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 home video release, which is coming on Dec...
How long is Earth's day? We now have the most prec...
A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rot...
Tiny lasers can be made from soap bubbles
Shining light on bubbles made from soapy water mixed with a fluorescent dye turns them into tiny las...
Early Black Friday telescope deal: $500 off Uniste...
The Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope is now $500 off in this early Black Friday telescope deal, ...
Sony A7C II Review
We're taking a closer look at the successor to Sony's smallest full-frame camera — how does the comp...
SpaceX's 2nd Starship launch on Nov. 17: How it wi...
Here's a brief explainer of the second-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which is plann...
Early Black Friday telescope deal: Celestron StarS...
This beginner-friendly reflector telescope is just over $150 off and one of the lowest prices we've ...
Blood test could predict the severity of depressio...
Researchers have found nine markers in blood that are associated with adolescents experiencing more ...
Flexible needle goes soft after injections for saf...
Needles and catheters can irritate the body and may pose a risk to others if not properly disposed o...
White House lays out possible rules for private sp...
The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space ...
Watch SpaceX's Starship launch for 2nd time ever o...
SpaceX's Starship will make its second attempt to reach space on Nov. 17, and you can watch the laun...
SpaceX gets license for 2nd launch of giant Starsh...
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a license for the second-ever liftoff of SpaceX's hu...
'Peculiar' aurora-like radio signal from sunspot d...
A sunspot has put on a stunning display of radio waves lasting for over a week that resembles the no...
