A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it’s not clear why
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent five years traversing Jezero Crater looking for the chemical leftovers of whatever processes…
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NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth
The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it’s…
Kids News: Healesville Sanctuary returns koala joey to the wild
A spark of hope has emerged from the aftermath* of Victoria’s January bushfires. A young, orphaned* koala called…
RNA medicine for rare disease: How scientists are using ‘genetic patches’ to treat Sasha Lipworth’s condition
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As the Ocean Warms, a ‘Cold Blob’ in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System
A patch of water south of Greenland and Iceland has cooled by nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900.…
America 250: From 1776 to the moon and beyond (A Space.com series)
Happy Fourth of July, Space Fans! As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, we here at Space.com…
Ohio woman thought she caught a mountain lion on video, but tracks pointed to something else entirely
A Facebook video from Bucyrus, Ohio, showing a tan animal crossing a soybean field has sparked online arguments…
NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a space simulator for a year
For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA…
Super El Nino: Record ocean heat signals ‘uncharted territory’
This year’s Super El Nino isn’t officially here yet. But it’s already a doozy. The world’s oceans are…
Scientists stunned: it’s not the Great Wall astronauts see from space
Scientists stunned: it’s not the Great Wall astronauts see from space – Futura-Sciences July 4, 2026 3 min…
Baby kangaroo swats at a swooping magpie in Australia
This cute video from Australia shows a baby kangaroo reacting to a persistent magpie that keeps swooping and…