F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day...
A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe
A feeding black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy is behaving similarly to cosmic titans that existed just after the ...
Helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
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Medieval babies and adults buried together in Sweden were not related, archaeologists discover — raising big questions about early Christian burial practices
In an unexpected discovery, researchers found that three medieval Swedish cemeteries held children buried with unrelated...
Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million
German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada's Maritime Lau...
NASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS, thanks to an upgrade to a mini-fridge-sized quantum lab
A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station’s Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechan...
SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster test ahead of Flight 13 launch
SpaceX completed an engine test of the next Super Heavy booster slated to launch Starship's next mission, which could li...
These rare glowing 'space clouds' are summer's best-kept skywatching secret
Now is the time to look for noctilucent clouds — shimmering ice clouds that glow near the edge of space.
How can you help wildlife during hot weather?
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Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.
A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.
U.S. Department of Energy Underestimated Potential Los Alamos Plutonium Leak Danger, Study Finds
An accident at the lab that produces America’s nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimate...
She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.
Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills th...