Total eclipse, shooting stars, and the Milky Way: Why Aug. 12 could be the greatest single day and night for skywatching for years
A solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, Venus at dichotomy and the Milky Way at its annual best will cre...
Science news this week: Secret lives of whale sharks revealed, Earth's coldest temperature registered, and Amazonian geoglyphs show clues to lost civilization
August 1, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast ...
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a ge...
Why do cats have 'leg whiskers'?
Here's why 'leg whiskers' are useful to cats and other animals.
Should you take the plunge? How to tell how clean the sea is
Image caption, There are a variety of ways swimmers make a choice over whether to take a dip in the seaByKirk EnglandSou...
Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed
The Great Barrier Reef might be the world's most famous underwater ecosystem, but hidden in UK waters lies an ancie...
SpaceX's Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video)
We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle in space, thanks to one of the company's Starlink V3 broadb...
How do supermassive black holes grow? AI finds 7 spacetime-warping 'quasars' that could help solve the mystery
Astronomers found seven rare quasar gravitational lens candidates using AI, providing a powerful new tool for studying b...
'The End of Oak Street: Could JJ Abrams' new 'Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park' movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?
JJ Abrams' new film "The End of Oak Street looks like "The Twilight Zone" meets "Jurassic Park" with a dash of "A Quiet ...
The Milky Way has a hidden feature you've probably never noticed. Here's how to find it
Summer is the ideal time to look for the Great Rift, a long series of dark dust clouds that appear to split the Milky Wa...
Our 1st look at 'Blade Runner 2099' shows replicants ruling future Los Angeles: 'It's our time now'
The script is flipped in Prime Video's upcoming "Blade Runner 2099" series where replicants have rebelled and seized pow...