Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Firefighters in Gironde are facing an "unprecedented" situation a...
On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight takes off on a Soviet jetliner
On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space...
Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'
Between biosignatures and technosignatures lie noosignatures, and some scientists think they could help us find alien li...
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documen...
We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love
Save on ZWO astrophotography gear at B&H Photo Video. Shop discounts on astrocams, telescopes and mounts to upgrade your...
Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as ...
X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'
Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas surr...
Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night s...
'Feynman and followers, you guys are off': Physicists disprove decades-old Richard Feynman theory on 'silly' sprinklers
Scientists have pinned down why a sprinkler spins when it sucks in water instead of spraying it out — a problem that stu...
Military's testosterone screening program could lead to overtreatment and side effects, including impaired T production
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to conduct regular testosterone screening of service members, but this practice is ...
7 ways to photograph the 2026 total solar eclipse — from smartphone to telescope
Whether you're carrying a phone, a mirrorless camera or a smart telescope, here are some tried and tested ways to captur...
Relief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot
This battle scene painted on stone was repurposed three centuries later to help build an Egyptian tomb.