'A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4 astronauts to the ISS on Sept. 12
NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, providing an update ...
'Darwin’s hypothesis provided an important inspiration': Scientists bolster 150-year-old Darwinian theory with a carnivorous plant in China
Researchers have confirmed that a plant native to alpine regions in southwest China is carnivorous, supporting a Darwini...
A SpaceX rocket will hit the moon at 5,000 mph tonight. Experts explain what you could see, and when.
An upcoming collision of a Falcon 9 rocket part with the moon may be visible from Earth with telescopes, new research su...
A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?
While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a plume of debris risi...
Super El Niño may push an already stressed climate ecosystem across a critical threshold, climate change researcher says
Live Science spoke with climate change researcher Jong-Seong Kug about how a super El Niño could cause lasting damage to...
Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores
Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-ol...
ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026
From the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredible photograph of a s...
Huge wasp nest takes over wildlife trust's office
Image source, Eilish RothneyImage caption, Eilish Rothney said she first noticed the nest on 11 June after being out con...
On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches Phoenix Mars lander to Red Planet
On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down in the Martian arctic for the first ti...
'Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data
A new analysis of decades-old data from NASA's Spirit rover has uncovered overlooked traces of crystalline hematite and ...
Death of swan family leaves residents 'devastated'
Image source, Hayley CockayneImage caption, The swans and their cygnets had brought joy to visitors at Canvey Lake, resi...
World's highest frozen lake shatters along disputed border between China and India — Earth from space
A 2024 astronaut photo shows the icy surface of Pangong Lake breaking apart in the lofty Tibetan Plateau. The point wher...