Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.

"Parker Solar Probe has once again transported us into the dynamic atmosphere of our closest star."

Cognition is acquiring Windsurf days after Google DeepMind hired its CEO and research leaders, and months after OpenAI offered to buy it.

Yellowstone National Park announced Monday the discovery of a new 13-foot baby blue hot spring. It emerged with little volcanic fanfare in the Norris Geyser Basin and has scientists excited.

There's a new record holder for the most accurate clock in the world. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have improved their atomic clock based on a trapped aluminum ion. Part of the latest wave of optical atomic clocks, …

The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S.

"I think it strengthens the case for a mission to Uranus."

Jurassic fish met a strange end—choking on belemnites that accidentally got stuck in their throats.

Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is known about the planet closest to the sun.

It's not laziness, it's strategically sloth.

Snake, scorpion, and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial intelligence, they might be able to help fight antibiotic resistance, which contributes to more than one million deaths worldwide each year.

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019.

Language families in hotter regions evolved with more resonant, sonorous words, researchers find.

An unexpected dusting high in the Andes mountains caused some concern.

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Comet 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar object from beyond our solar system, believed to be over seven billion years old. 🧊 Discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, the comet is rich in water ice, offering insights into the early univers…

For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter—an invisible substance believed to make up about 80% of the universe's mass and needed to explain a variety of physical phenomena. Numerous methods have been used in attempt…

Scientists discover and name a colorful, new species of aquarium crayfish, Cherax pulverulentus, hiding in plain sight for decades.

Space junk is a huge problem. The surge in satellite launches in recent years is leaving low Earth orbit (LEO) cluttered with debris such as discarded rocket bodies, broken parts and defunct satellites. Beyond the risk of debris colliding with working satelli…

The crescent Moon and Mars will align in a striking twilight conjunction visible across Southern California’s western sky.

Perseverance is hitting the 'open road' on Mars like no other rover.

NASA’s Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle is set to revolutionize Moon exploration with cutting-edge instruments that will uncover hidden resources and lay the foundation for future lunar habitation.

After Israeli satellites dominated Iran, why didn't Israel launch its own advanced IAI satellite?

Earth might be hosting 6 minimoons right now—tiny lunar fragments that could reveal hidden secrets about our solar system's past.

The massive world couldn't hide from the telescope tag team of Gaia and ALMA.

In April 2025, Yellowstone National Park geologists identified a new thermal feature in Norris Geyser Basin. Investigation of multiple data streams suggests it may have coincided with a visit from St. Nicholas.