Red light, white light: How to preserve your night vision while using stargazing apps
The right apps can take a lot of the work out of stargazing, but they can also stop your eyes from adjusting to the dark...
The view from the edge of a sparkling spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2026
If you were approaching the edge of a spiral galaxy, arriving from afar through the cosmos, it might look something like...
Huge fin whale filmed off Welsh coast
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Start-Up Claims to Treat a Patient With A.I.-Created Viruses
Certain viruses attack bacteria and can sometimes clear antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers said they had tailo...
Moment giant fin whale's huge mouth engulfs thousands of gallons of water
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Could a $200K bond for satellites paid before launch prevent a space junk disaster in orbit? Here's why some scientists think so
The space around Earth is turning into a junkyard. Researchers think a refundable deposit scheme could force satellite o...
SpaceX launches its 'Starfall' return capsule for 2nd time ever (video)
SpaceX launched its Starfall return capsule for the second time ever this morning (Oct. 20), sending it up on the Bandwa...
'We used to go to the climate conferences together. We are not anymore': ESA official Simonetta Cheli tells us how the political landscape for Earth observation is changing
Live Science sat down with the European Space Agency's Simonetta Cheli to discuss the importance of Earth observation, h...
'It makes me feel that we can do a lot about it': ESA official shares striking satellite snap of Europe's record-breaking summer heat waves
The head of ESA's Earth observation program tells Live Science why a striking image of a recent heat wave scorching Sout...
NASA closes the book on epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission: 'I am immensely proud of what we did'
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission formally ended on Sept. 30, 2026, though scientists will continue to study t...
See pieces of Halley's Comet fall to Earth this week as the Orionid meteor shower peaks
The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22. Here's how to see "shooting stars" from Halley's Comet.
Storm Austen to bring severe gales to UK as weather warning issued
Image source, GettyImage caption, Storm Amy in October 2025 brought some damage and disruption as severe gales and heavy...