Don't miss Venus shine beside the crescent moon at sunset tonight
Venus will shine close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on Sept. 13.
Haunting Hubble telescope image captures cosmic cycle of destruction and creation — Space photo of the week
A spectacular new Hubble Space Telescope image reveals almost 30,000 newborn stars around an enormous cavity carved into...
Most People Don’t Think About Culverts. Their Failure Can Be Deadly.
Scientists simulated what happens when the pipes and tunnels that divert rainwater fail. In one scenario, 30 percent of ...
Why do cats lick each other?
Cats lick each other for multiple reasons, and some are more mysterious than others.
Residents and officials meet on dredging concerns
Image caption, Residents expressed concerns dredging at St Aubin could harm wildlife and be a danger to peopleByCaroline...
Summer wildfires caused catastrophic hidden damage, scientists warn
Image source, Bangor UniversityImage caption, Professor Dave Chadwick from Bangor University sampling damaged remains fo...
Five night sky events to look out for this autumn
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This year's November full moon will appear as a supermoon. This is 2025&#x...
A Mastodon Tooth Is Discovered in a California Creek
A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek stumbled upon a preserved Pacific mastodon molar estimated to be at leas...
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)
As a space policy expert, I see several open questions and potential problems related to the vision of a U.S. Space Acad...
On this day in space! NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space
On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go to space. Here's why it matt...
Scientists got diamond's melting point wrong by more than 1,000 degrees, crushing new laser experiment reveals
Scientists blasted diamonds with lasers to get the best measurement of the mineral's melting point yet. The new, more ac...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 227 — Trekmania
On Episode 227 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Okuda, who with wife and others hav...