James Webb Space Telescope captures strange magnetic forces warping Uranus
For the first time, astronomers have charted the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing how temperature and…
Bald eagles are uniquely American. Most of us have little idea what they’re truly like.
This piece is from Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals by Jason Bittel.…
Seismic scars reveal a previously unknown and dangerous fault line
Scientists have linked a sharp rise in the ground in southern Poland to a buried crack in the…
Trump approves federal emergency declaration for Potomac River sewage spill | Washington DC
Donald Trump approved a federal emergency declaration Saturday related to a sewer main break north of Washington DC…
Around the World for 25 Years
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week…
Kidnapped, brainwashed, enslaved: the animal that steals the young and forces them to work
Stealing a handful of mole rats is one thing, but some ant species take kidnapping to a whole…
Last chance for Australians to send message to the universe on Voyager project’s 50th anniversary | Space
Do you have a message you want to shout out to the universe? Or whisper into the ear-equivalent…
Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes
Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say.…
3I/ATLAS Spraying Something as It Exits the Solar System
Scientists have watched in fascination as interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, only the third of its kind spotted in the…
Nasa astronauts’ moon mission likely to be delayed
The check on Thursday, which involved fuelling the rocket ​with some 730,000 ​gallons of propellant over the course…
Astronomers Reveal How a Pulsar Near a Black Hole Could Test Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Astronomers have identified a potential ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black…
Swimming with seahorses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto archipelago
I am at breakfast on Benguerra Island off the coast of Mozambique, overlooking a wide beach at low…