Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe’s brightest exploding stars
Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar — a highly magnetized, spinning neutron…
Scientists discover something strange about cicada towers
Researchers have found that clay towers built by young Amazonian cicadas protect the insects from predators and help…
Millions of genetic switches discovered that shaped plant evolution
Researchers have identified more than 2.3 million ancient DNA control switches preserved across hundreds of plant species, with…
Scientists Have Just Discovered What Happens to Muscles in Space, And They Did It by Sending 24 Mice into Orbit
In a groundbreaking experiment, 24 mice were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to explore the impact…
Small comet seen stopping its spin, then restarting in reverse
Scientists have observed a small comet (Comet 41P) that stopped spinning completely and then started up again, but…
What bite marks on a dinosaur fossil tell us about the T. rex’s eating habits
For decades, dinosaurs, especially the Tyrannosaurus rex, have captured the imaginations of the public and paleontologists alike. In…
Scientists Spot Two Planets That Collided, Resulting in Carnage That Will Send Prickles Through Your Scalp
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Create hedgehog havens – and seven other ways to help our prickly friends | Environment
With stumpy, speedy legs, questing snouts and a fierce quiver of needles, hedgehogs are enchantingly strange, like fantasy…
Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)
The Cederblad 51 nebula in the constellation Orion. (Image credit: Emil Andronic) Astrophotographer Emil Andronic spent nearly 70…
Significant Increase in the Number of Objects Launched Into Space
March 15, 2026 More than 4,500 objects were launched into space in 2025, up from 600 in 2019.…
Human brains are wired for music at the very start of life
Humans are born with an innate capacity for music, a biological ability to detect rhythm and melody that…