Today's Science News

January 20, 2026

James Webb Space Telescope discovers young galaxies age rapidly: 'It's like seeing 2-year-old children act like teenagers' - "The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being."
Here’s why ammolite gems have a rainbow shimmer - The fossils’ fabulous colors arise from delicate assemblies of crystal plates.
Suunto Vertical 2 smartwatch review: Beauty and the beast - The Suunto Vertical 2 smartwatch proves to be a great alternative to the Garmin Fenix 8.
1,700-year-old Roman marching camps discovered in Germany — along with a multitude of artifacts like coins and the remnants of shoes - Archaeologists in Germany have discovered four Roman marching camps and around 1,500 artifacts, including coins and shoe nails, dating to the third century.
Comet Wierzchos buzzes the sun later today: But can you see it? - C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.
Jaclyn Kagey Shapes Humanity’s Return to the Moon - For Jaclyn Kagey, helping astronauts put boots on the Moon is part of her daily work.
Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks jaw-dropping northern lights worldwide (photos) - A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.
Water companies to face regular MOT-style checks in industry shake-up - The government says the industry will have "nowhere to hide", but campaigners say the reforms do not go far enough.
James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time - Astronomers have captured the most dramatic view yet of a planet losing its atmosphere, watching the ultra-hot gas giant WASP-121b for an entire orbit with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Giant underwater plumes triggered by 7-story waves at Nazaré captured off Portuguese coast — Earth from space - A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast.
Your brain does something surprising when you don’t sleep - When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode.
Ancient Cataclysm Revealed by Chang’e-6 Mission: How a Colossal Impact Reshaped the Moon’s Deep Interior - New isotopic evidence from Chang'e-6 samples traces the fingerprints of a 4.25-billion-year-old collision that still influences lunar geology today
Scientists solve a major roadblock holding back cancer cell therapy - Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based cancer therapy.
Hidden cameras reveal what hedgehogs really get up to after dark - Hedgehogs are surprisingly common in UK gardens, with food a powerful attraction, say scientists.

January 19, 2026

Astronomers Find that Black Holes "Seesaw" Between Ejecting Material as Winds or Jets - Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don’t just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast winds.
Toxic Hydrogen Cyanide And Its Role In The Origins Of Life - Hydrogen Cyanide, which is toxic, may have played an important role in the emergence of life.
A wobbling black hole jet is stripping a galaxy of star-forming gas - A nearby active galaxy called VV 340a offers a dramatic look at how a supermassive black hole can reshape its entire host.
The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff - After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon.
The Earliest-Known Astronomical Observatory in the Americas May Offer New Insights - Learn more about the Chankillo site, an ancient astronomical observatory that may offer new insights into how our ancestors observed the skies. 
NASA’s Artemis II reaches the launch pad and the countdown to the Moon begins - NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center.
Hidden order in quantum chaos: the pseudogap - Researchers linked magnetism to the pseudogap phase in quantum materials, enhancing understanding of superconductivity and enabling improved material design.
The overlooked survival strategy that made us human - Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind.
A 250-million-year-old fossil reveals the origins of mammal hearing - Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed.
An armada of 6,500 Elite Dangerous players just embarked on a three-month expedition to explore the Milky Way, and there's still time to join them - To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!
Asthma-related depression may be biologically distinct from primary depression - Researchers found that asthma-related depression differs biologically from primary depression, characterized by elevated BDNF levels and worsened asthma symptoms.
How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets - Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
One-Celled Organisms Laid the Foundations for Complex Life — Here's How - Learn how one-celled organisms, or single-celled organisms, helped build complex life.
Greener whisky bottles made with aluminum could replace glass - One of Scotland's smallest distilleries is working with Heriot-Watt scientists to find out whether aluminum could replace glass bottles for its Scotch whiskey.
Could Bees Be a Model for SETI Searches? - Humans have always been fascinated with space.
What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space - The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?
MLK Day and the Importance of Remembering: Why rediscovering Newtown’s Free Black Community matters now more than ever. - Martin Luther King Jr. Day should emphasize recovering overlooked Black histories and recognizing the dignity of marginalized communities, as true progress requires acknowledging and honoring their lived experiences and struggles.
The Substance and the Science of Self-Destruction - The Substance explores societal pressures on beauty and youth through Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity whose pursuit of perfection leads to self-destruction, highlighting the dangers of biochemical intervention and cultural obsession.
Deep Magma Oceans Could Help Make Super-Earths Habitable - Deep beneath the surface of distant exoplanets known as super-Earths, oceans of molten rock may be doing something extraordinary: powering magnetic fields strong enough to shield entire planets from dangerous cosmic radiation and other harmful high-energy particles.
How to find 4 legendary spacecraft in January's night sky - Here's how to find the locations of the James Webb Space Telescope, Voyager 1, Europa Clipper and JUICE spacecrafts in the night sky, along with bonus stargazing targets for each!
Indigenous TikTok star 'Bush Legend' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of 'digital blackface' - As AI-generated images and videos become more common, Indigenous people are increasingly concerned about digital forms of cultural appropriation and blackface.
DJI Mini 5 Pro drone review - The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and redefines what’s possible in this regulator-friendly drone category.
Environmental Activists Hate CRISPR - And They're Dooming People With HIV - Existing treatments control HIV but the immune system does not revert to normal.
Fossils reveal ‘latitudinal traps’ that increased extinction risk for marine species - A study reveals coastline shape affects marine animal extinction, highlighting vulnerable species to climate change and conservation needs.
Reborn black hole seen erupting across 1 million light-years of space like a cosmic volcano - "It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."
Brain stimulation device cleared for ADHD in the US is overall safe but ineffective - A clinical trial found that a US FDA-approved device for ADHD, using trigeminal nerve stimulation, is ineffective in reducing symptoms.
The “Far Side” Had It All Wrong—Cows Really Can Use Sophisticated Tools - Upending Gary Larson’s premise that cows are too daft to use tools The post The “Far Side” Had It All Wrong—Cows Really Can Use Sophisticated Tools appeared first on Nautilus .
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow - Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video) - Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.
Ever watched a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now - A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.
People Are Sometimes Born With a Tail — A Rare Genetic Change May Explain Why Humans Lost Them - Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born with them. 
MOSAIC platform compiles chemistry protocols for faster drug design - Speeding up drug discovery in the age of AI may come down to a concept that's comfortingly old-fashioned: Consulting a chemistry recipe book.
DAILY DOSE: Fear of ICE Raids Is Keeping Minnesotans From Clinics; The Next AI Leap May Require Machines That Can “Imagine” Reality. - Fear of ICE Raids Is Keeping Minnesotans From Clinics: Minnesota clinicians say fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity near hospitals is causing patients to delay or skip care, even during a severe flu season.
Northern lights may be visible in 24 states tonight as a massive CME slams into Earth - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as a speedy coronal mass ejection impacts Earth.
NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025 - America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.
Atomistic simulation software CP2K enables AI models - The CP2K open-source package is among the top three most widely used research software suites worldwide for simulating the behavior of atoms and molecules.
Researchers survey the ADHD coaching boom - More people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are turning to coaches for guidance.
Eerie 'sand burials' of elite Anglo-Saxons and their 'sacrificed' horse discovered near UK nuclear power plant - The 1,400 year-old "sand burials" of two people and a horse were found near a nuclear power plant construction site in the U.K.
HP Omen Max 16 (2025) review: This heavyweight pushes everything to the max - The powerhouse HP Omen Max 16 packs a serious punch and can handle intensive tasks with ease.
Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars - Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.
About 15,000 Satellites Are Circling Earth — And They’re Disrupting the Sky - Learn more about the number of satellites circling Earth and the multiple ways they are changing the sky.
Last year, the oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat — equivalent to 12 Hiroshima bombs exploding every second - In 2025, the ocean absorbed an extra 23 zettajoules of heat energy in 2025, breaking the ocean heat content record for the ninth consecutive year.
Research Brief: Examining Dynamic Mercury Sources Within Eutrophic Lakes - Mercury is a potentially toxic element that persists in waterbodies around the world and is notorious for bioaccumulating at higher trophic levels.
NexSens XB-200 Data Buoy Review - https://www.fondriest.com/news/nexsens-xb-200-data-buoy-review.htm The post NexSens XB-200 Data Buoy Review appeared first on Lake Scientist .
Remnants of spills on Renaissance-era textbook reveal recipes for 'curing' ailments with lizard heads and human feces - A novel biochemical analysis of a Renaissance medical text has successfully recovered centuries-old proteins that might be from lizards and hippos.
This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole's dusty disk - "Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope."
Motorola Moto Watch Fit fitness tracker review: The perfect yoga companion - A budget fitness watch that prioritizes personalization for optimum ease of use.
The Universe's Most Common Water is a Hot Mess - Inside the cores of ice giant planets, the pressure and temperature are so extreme that the water residing there transitions into a phase completely unfamiliar under the normal conditions of Earth.
Recruits agreed to be buried face down in the snow, for science - A safety device helped maintain the buried person’s oxygen levels for a half hour or more, which might provide time for an avalanche rescue.
Scientists Say: Taxonomy - This field of study does more than just organize living things.
Sun unleashes powerful X-flare, CME hits Earth sparking severe geomagnetic storm - A massive CME from an X-class solar flare has hit Earth, triggering severe geomagnetic storms and boosting chances of vivid auroras tonight.
Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: 'We definitely need to know more' - "One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring."
Nebra Sky Disc: The world's oldest depiction of astronomical phenomena — and it may depict the Pleiades - The unique bronze-and-gold Nebra Sky Disc appears to represent what the night sky looked like more than three millennia ago.
COVID-era trick could transform drug and chemical discovery - Laboratories turned to a smart workaround when COVID‑19 testing kits became scarce in 2020.
James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole — and it could solve a major galactic mystery - The James Webb Space Telescope snapped its sharpest image of the area around a black hole, solving a long-standing galactic mystery.
Inside the mysterious collapse of dark matter halos - Physicists have unveiled a new way to simulate a mysterious form of dark matter that can collide with itself but not with normal matter.
How the frog meat trade helped spread a deadly fungus worldwide - A deadly fungus that has wiped out hundreds of amphibian species worldwide may have started its global journey in Brazil.
New research shows emotional expressions work differently in autism - Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness.
Africa pushes back on US health deals over data, power - Public health experts in Africa say US health deals risk shifting control of data and pathogens away from the continent.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.
Cannabis was touted for nerve pain. The evidence falls short - Cannabis-based medicines have been widely promoted as a potential answer for people living with chronic nerve pain—but a major new review finds the evidence just isn’t there yet.

January 18, 2026

Astronomers confirm earliest Milky Way-like galaxy in the universe, just 2 billion years after the Big Bang - Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang.
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria - Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections.
Prehistoric Peter Pan Syndrome - In older countries it has become common for young people to live with their parents until, and sometimes well after, they get married.
Why is flu season so bad this year? - Flu season in the U.S. is particularly bad this year, and a new branch of the flu family tree may be to blame.
Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown gets a release date, bringing roguelite survival action to the Delta Quadrant - Get stranded in the Delta Quadrant all over again when Star Trek Voyager – Across the Unknown warps in on February 19th.
'Starfleet Academy' isn't the first time that 'Star Trek' tried to go back to school - The new teen-led Paramount+ TV show isn't Trek's first attempt to study at the Academy.
Does antimatter 'fall up'? - While we know antimatter falls down, we don't yet know if it falls at the exact same acceleration as regular matter does.
What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction? - When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood.
How the ancient Romans managed their wealth (it wasn't just by hiding hoards) - How did Romans invest their wealth in ancient times?
How Having Kids Makes Parents Disgust-Proof - All those dirty diapers make it pretty hard to get grossed out about anything else The post How Having Kids Makes Parents Disgust-Proof appeared first on Nautilus .
NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST's search for habitable worlds to a new level - The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, Pandora.
New moon of January 2026 brings prime views of Jupiter, Saturn and winter stars tonight - With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.
The real danger of Tylenol has nothing to do with autism - While social media continues to circulate claims linking acetaminophen to autism in children, medical experts say those fears distract from a far more serious and proven danger: overdose.
Strange 'missing link' star system 'fundamentally changes' our understanding of planet formation - A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing link in planet formation.
New molecular design strategy improves efficiency and selectivity in electrocatalytic reactions - More efficient and sustainable energy conversion technologies, among other applications, hinge on lowering the amount of energy needed to trigger specific reactions on the surface of electrodes.
James Webb telescope spots 'failed stars' in a breathtaking cluster near Earth — Space photo of the week - The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about countless stars.
Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long - The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long.
The Ring Nebula is hiding a giant structure made of iron - A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula.
Could there ever be a worldwide internet outage? - We've all dealt with bad internet connections.
Scientists sent viruses to space and they evolved in surprising ways - When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way they do on Earth.
A once-in-a-generation discovery is transforming dairy farming - A Michigan dairy farm took a gamble on a new kind of soybean—and it paid off fast.
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew? - The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, ahead of a future lunar landing.
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission - Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

January 17, 2026

A New Census of Dwarf Galaxies Shows More Massive Black Holes than Previously Thought - A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way.
This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool - A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future biotechnologies.
Your Infant Knows Exactly What Your Baby Talk Means - It may help infants learn vowel sounds The post Your Infant Knows Exactly What Your Baby Talk Means appeared first on Nautilus .
NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch - On Saturday (Jan. 17), the rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon rolled to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.
Romans regularly soaked in filthy, lead-contaminated bath water, Pompeii study finds - A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per day.
Spaceflight Prematurely Ages Astronauts - New research looks at the effects of spaceflight on biological age The post Spaceflight Prematurely Ages Astronauts appeared first on Nautilus .
Egg-Laying Monotremes Like the Platypus Are the Evolutionary Oddities of the Mammal World - Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry. 
Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures - Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Gender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia - Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 12, 2026: What is an Einstein-Rosen bridge more commonly known as? - Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 193 — A History of Tomorrow - On Episode 193 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius about the space agency's past.
'The scientific cost would be severe': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at risk - Trump's calls for a takeover of Greenland puts open scientific collaboration that is helping our understanding of the threat of global sea-level rise at risk.
1 month until a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse puts on a show — mostly for penguins - The first solar eclipse of the year will take place on Feb. 17, 2026.
Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You - Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced The post Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You appeared first on Nautilus .
Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad - Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.
Science news this week: ISS medical evacuation, Mars Sample Return canceled, and woolly rhino flesh found in permafrost wolf - Jan. 17, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Is there anything 'below' Earth in space? - Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane.
A new 'crystalline sponge' for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design - Many natural compounds that act on the human body provide active ingredients for medicines or clues for developing them, and they play a crucial role in pharmaceutical research.
Elastic strain engineering boosts green hydrogen production with affordable catalysts - Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute have demonstrated improved and more affordable catalytic materials used to produce green hydrogen.
How much of your body could you lose — and still survive? - Five vital organs are essential for life, but survival is more medically complex.
AI maps the hidden forces shaping cancer survival worldwide - Researchers have turned artificial intelligence into a powerful new lens for understanding why cancer survival rates differ so dramatically around the world.
Tiny earthquakes are revealing a dangerous secret beneath California - Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of tiny earthquakes that are far too weak to feel.
Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Houston after 1st-ever medical evacuation from ISS - The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission made it to Houston today (Jan. 16), just a day after their unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission - "I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy."
An endocrinologist tried a new weight loss approach and it worked - A simple change in how primary care clinics approach weight management is delivering big public health wins.

January 16, 2026

Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon. - Our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is still something of a mystery to us.
Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Shrouds a Vast Landscape of Alpine Valleys and Ice Rivers - Discover the mysterious world beneath Antarctica’s thick ice sheet, mapped in unprecedented detail.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission - After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s
Scientists are rethinking bamboo as a powerful new superfood - Bamboo shoots may be far more than a crunchy side dish.
Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad today - NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.
Mini Earthquakes Expose Hidden Tectonic Features Buried Beneath Earth's Surface  - Learn about the movement of tectonic plates off the coast of northern California, a process that could incite major earthquakes.
A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks - Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart - a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence strategies.
Plants Are Constantly Communicating, and Biodiversity Shapes the Message - Learn how plants communicate through chemical signals, and why losing biodiversity can disrupt these hidden communication networks.
Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark - The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts - Congress just approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA for this year, rejecting the deep cuts that President Trump had proposed last spring.
444-Million-Year-Old Microscopic Fossils Reveal Early Seafloor Recovery After Mass Extinction - Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one of Earth’s largest mass extinctions.
Exploring Where Planets Form With The Hubble Space Telescope - This collection of new images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths.
What You Need to Know About NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission - NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign.
Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend - NASA's Artemis 2 rocket will roll out Saturday (Jan. 17) ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch.
Astronomers searching for alien life are sharpening our cosmic clocks. Here's why - Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial life.
NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush' - NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.
NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security - Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data.
Meet a trio of intrepid cadets boldly joining 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' (interview) - 'I think walking onto the bridge and sitting on the captain's chair blew my mind.'
SpaceX launches its 1st national security mission of 2026, sending US spy satellites to orbit - SpaceX will launch its first national security mission of the year tonight (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.
Why Mars is Actively Manufacturing Poison - Chemistry on other worlds varies widely from that on Earth.
Nefertiti's tomb close to discovery, famed archaeologist Zahi Hawaas claims in new documentary - Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.
How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates - Invertebrates that lived on north-south coastlines had better chances of survival The post How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates appeared first on Nautilus .
Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS (video) - Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".
NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet - NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien life.
Protostars Carve Out Homes In The Orion Molecular Cloud - Young protostars populate the cloudy regions in the Orion Molecular Cloud complex in these images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
'Zombie' cells may drive common form of epilepsy - Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.
Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans - From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk.