100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds
A microscopic analysis of the skull of Qafzeh 25 revealed a cut mark likely made by a stone tool 100,000 years ago.
Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova
When some stars die, they do not do so alone, potentially solving a long-standing mystery around a particular class of c...
UK heatwave spreads further north and west as temperatures continue to climb
Image source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesByJennifer BartramBBC WeatherPublished19 minutes agoTemperatures are expected to r...
NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission
NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture...
Trump gifts Artemis astronauts a flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon
The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on t...
Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space
A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched ...
We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why
Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into p...
Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here's when and where to look
Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.
'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)
The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.
Secretive Chinese probe snaps first photo of Earth's mysterious 'quasi-moon' — and it may pose a big problem
China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up photo of one of Earth's "quasi-moons," Kamo'oalewa. However...
NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026
Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.
The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites
The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary...