NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt
NASA has officially ended the mission of its Swift Observatory, after a private satellite failed to meet up with the agi...
'Donnie Darko' at 25: How a giant rabbit, time loops, and teen angst became a sci-fi cult classic
"28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end."
A neglected particle from the dawn of time could explain why everything in the universe exists
A hypothetical particle could have briefly held more energy than everything else in the infant universe combined, which ...
Stuck for a Halloween outfit? Set phasers to stunning with the best Star Trek costumes
Halloween is just round the corner, but if you hurry, you can beam down these superb Star Trek outfits, from old-school ...
Record breaker! Astronomers spot powerful cosmic explosion that lasted 27 days
Astronomers have spotted a remarkable gamma-ray burst that's a real Incredible Hulk compared to other cosmic explosions...
SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch (video)
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with its Super Heavy boosters B22 on Sunday (Oct. 25), beginning a test campaign to ...
Electricity restored to all of NI after Storm Boelo
Image source, Stephen HendersonImage caption, Waves crashed along the pier in Portstewart, County Londonderry, during th...
'A potential glimpse into the future': Climate change has triggered 'permafrost landslides' with house-size blocks of ice in Canada
For the first time, researchers have identified a new type of landslide of permafrost in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Part of Antarctica named after former BBC science correspondent
Image source, MODISImage caption, The Amos Channel sits between Rothschild Island (bottom centre) and Alexander Island, ...
Glowing 'cauldron' of new stars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 26, 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a spectacular star-forming region glowing 161,000 light-years from Earth in a sa...
Rubin telescope should find more of Earth's mysterious 'mini-moons' — including some we can study up close
Earth’s tiny, temporary moons could become some of the easiest asteroid targets for future missions. And we'll likely fi...
Colorectal cancer cases in kids have risen sixfold over past 2 decades — researchers are racing to understand why
While rare, colorectal cancer is becoming more common in kids, teens and young adults, and the disease appears particula...