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“Just freakish!” Experts uncover something extraordinary in one of the driest places on Earth

Earth’s center of mass is moving, and scientists just found something surprising

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

Environmental groups challenge FCC approval of startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space

Environmental groups are pushing the FCC to reverse its approval of a startup's controversial space mirror project.

Not round, not an ellipse: NASA’s gravity-based model reveals Earth’s true geoid shape

A new gravity-based model from NASA is challenging long-held assumptions about Earth's shape, rebranding the planet as a lumpy, non-elliptical geoid.

House Of The Dragon's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth: Shooting That Foul Episode 6 Scene 'Was The Most Game Of Thrones Day I've Ever Had'

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth labels the foul episode 6 shoot on House of the Dragon his most intense Game of Thrones day yet.

Earth’s Hidden Thermostat Has Regulated Climate for 60 Million Years

A hidden ocean feedback kept Earth’s climate steady for 60 million years, challenging assumptions about climate volatility.

NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station

After eight months aloft, a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts splash down in Kazakhstan, closing Expedition 74.

In microgravity, the human spine lengthens by as much as five centimetres, and astronauts come home temporarily taller than when they left, before gravity compresses the column again within days of landing

Astronauts return to Earth temporarily taller than when they left, as microgravity causes the human spine to lengthen by up to five centimetres.

Four dead stars have been confirmed within 65 light-years of Earth, hidden for decades in the glare of the brighter red dwarfs they orbit

Astronomers have identified four white dwarfs hidden within 65 light-years of Earth, previously obscured by the glare of orbiting red dwarfs.

Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be Even Harder to Reach Than We Thought

New measurements suggest a massive ice barrier may hinder access to Jupiter's moon Europa and its potentially life-sustaining saltwater ocean.

Oxygen collisions at the LHC show new indications of extreme state of matter

Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider using oxygen collisions have revealed new indications of a trillion-degree quark-gluon soup.

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

The FCC has approved a mirrored satellite designed by Reflect Orbital to redirect sunlight to Earth during the night.

SpaceX will launch a satellite repair drone with robot arms to Earth orbit today: How to watch it live

SpaceX is launching a Northrop Grumman robotic servicing satellite today, featuring two arms designed for orbital repairs.

An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn

Astronomers and scientists are raising concerns over plans to launch nearly 2 million satellites, which could create a ring around Earth.

An asteroid shattered near Jupiter’s gravitational gateway 800 million years ago; scientists say the debr

Scientists suggest a shattered asteroid near Jupiter's gravitational gateway may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago.

In 1977, NASA launched two probes designed to last five years. Voyager 1 and 2 are now the only human-made objects in interstellar space, still operating, still transmitting, funded by a team of engineers some of whom have worked on the mission for nearly

Launched in 1977 for a five-year mission, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 remain the only human-made objects in interstellar space and are still transmitting data.

SpaceX is quietly building an AI compute business that may become key to its eye-popping valuation

SpaceX is developing an AI compute business and orbital data centers, potentially driving a significant increase in the company's valuation.

Giant pit discovered by hiker on Google Maps confirmed to be 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater

A camper using Google Maps has identified a previously unknown 25km wide meteor impact crater in Canada dating back 390 million years.

NASA is keeping Voyager 1 alive by switching off instruments and heaters one by one—but it cannot let the spacecraft become so cold that its fuel lines freeze. If those lines fail, Voyager could lose the thrusters that keep its antenna aimed at Earth, per

NASA is managing a critical power decline for Voyager 1 as it approaches a historic distance milestone from Earth.

The nuclear option: Scientists reveal how atomic blasts could save Earth from asteroids

Scientists and Chinese officials are detailing strategies to use nuclear blasts and early-warning networks to protect Earth from asteroid impacts.

3.1 billion-year-old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

Research on 3.1 billion-year-old Australian rocks indicates water was cycling into Earth's mantle far earlier than previously established.

China's Spacecraft Snaps First-Ever Close-Up Image Of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon'

China's Tianwen-2 space probe has captured the first-ever close-up images of Kamoʻoalewa, a rare quasi-moon orbiting Earth.

'Once-in-a-millennium' asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029

The asteroid Apophis is projected to make a rare, visible flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, potentially visible to two billion people.

Scientists Calculate When The Last Plants on Earth Will Die

New scientific modeling estimates that plant life on Earth will reach an end in approximately 2 billion years.

Nearby "Super Earth" Could Host Life After All

New telescope measurements of the planet GJ 3378b have shifted its classification from a gas-heavy world to a potentially rocky, habitable Super-Earth.

The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

New research suggests a prolonged barrage of asteroids melted Earth's initial crust and may have played a role in sparking life.

Scientists discover giant fan-shaped structure beneath Antarctica's ice sheet: The hidden structure rewri

Researchers have detected a massive fan-shaped structure buried deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms

Scientists propose a giant 'airbag' in space to shield Earth from solar superstorms

Science reveals fate of Earth after our sun dies

The discovery of a planet surviving its star's death suggests Earth may have a future beyond the demise of the sun.

Shocking new theory suggests Earth could survive the violent death of the Sun after all

A new scientific theory challenges previous assumptions about Earth's ultimate fate following the death of the Sun.

13,000 tonnes of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here’s how it could be cleaned up

Earth's orbit is currently cluttered with 13,000 tonnes of space debris, prompting a search for viable cleanup solutions.

Solar radiation storm warning issued and canceled after M5.8 solar flare, major X1.1 flare erupts at 20:50 UTC

A surge in solar activity, including a major X1.1 flare, has triggered radio blackouts and warnings of an impending G3-class magnetic storm.

NASA Is Making a Fifth State of Matter in Orbit

NASA is utilizing an orbiting quantum lab to create a fifth state of matter, potentially revolutionizing future space navigation.

Scientists want to deploy real cyborg cockroaches to explore the unknown on Earth

Researchers have developed diving suits for remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, enabling them to operate underwater.

China Is About To Land On Earth’s ‘Mini-Moon’

China's Tianwen-2 probe has arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth, marking a significant milestone in its mission to an asteroid.

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

NASA launches daring rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from falling to Earth

SoftBank’s CEO isn’t the only one with questions about Elon Musk’s orbital data center hype

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son leads a growing wave of skepticism regarding Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centers.

Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away photo of the day for June 26, 2026

Astronauts have captured striking neon green aurora footage from a SpaceX capsule and the International Space Station.

Ghost particle could have traveled 11 billion light-years to reach Earth

Scientists have traced a high-energy ghost particle to a hidden galaxy nicknamed 'Shadow Blaster,' potentially traveling 11 billion light-years.

Large asteroid will safely pass by Earth on Saturday

Asteroid 1997 NC1, described as skyscraper-sized, is making its closest approach to Earth in over 400 years this weekend.

New Feathered Dinosaur from China Had Peacock-Like Tail

A newly identified feathered dinosaur from China, featuring a peacock-like tail, may have preyed upon Earth's earliest birds.

Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms

A new study provides 'smoking gun' evidence confirming an asteroid crater in Australia as the oldest known impact site on Earth.

Elon Musk loses his trillionaire status as SpaceX stock comes back to Earth

Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX stock declines

SpaceX stock dips below $150 before rebounding

SpaceX stock dips below $150 before rebounding

A space telescope that has spent 22 years detecting the most powerful explosions in the universe is now falling toward Earth, and a startup in Arizona built its rescue craft in seven months flat — a schedule Science described as almost unheard of for a NA

NASA is launching a first-of-its-kind rescue mission to save a space telescope that has spent 22 years detecting the universe's most powerful explosions.