In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse
Image source, BBC / Jack ValpyImage caption, The Moon obscured about 90% of the Sun during the partial solar eclipseByTa...
Total solar eclipse 2026 has begun. Here are the first views of totality
The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of...
Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions
A radiation-shielding vest aced its Artemis I lunar test in 2022, suggesting that it could protect astronauts on long-du...
The race to save thousands of animals
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Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius' iconic flightless bird
Researchers continue to rage against the dumb-dodo myth with more evidence that the iconic flightless bird was smarter t...
Watch: Hydrogen car breaks land speed record at 406 mph
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'They'll surf into the eclipse': Readers share their plans for today’s epic solar eclipse and meteor shower mash-up
Are you watching the solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower tonight? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about t...
'No longer will anything seem impossible or marvellous': How an 'immoral, foul-mouthed and violent man' wrote the first eyewitness account of a total solar eclipse
In this excerpt from the book "Solar Eclipses" by William Sheehan, we learn of how an ancient Greek poet, who wrote a se...
Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery
A distant black hole star is providing strong evidence that these objects lie at the hearts of the mysterious little red...
The MOTHRA Telescope Captured the Faint Aftermath of a Star’s Death
During early calibration tests, the MOTHRA telescope’s array of lenses, which will soon number 1,140, captured stellar d...
Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026
A shot so spectacular it will leave other astrophotographers green with envy.
On this day in space! Aug. 12, 2005: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched
On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission.