Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026
Following their return to Earth from a 10-day journey around the moon and back in April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts he...
Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science
Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.
Restoration of river bank saltmarshes begins
Image source, Groundwork North East and CumbriaImage caption, Saltmarshes are being restored along the River Tyne by an ...
NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope
We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.
Astronomers discover radio signals coming from rare 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after decades of silence
Astronomers have detected radio signals coming from a long-dead neutron star known as the 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after search...
James Webb telescope's largest-ever map of the universe unmasks hidden corners
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.
'Once-in-a-millennium' asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029
Ninety percent of the world's population could glimpse asteroid Apophis during its once-in-a-millennium close approach t...
The Stargazer: A 5,000-year-old marble statuette of a Stone Age woman looking skyward
Only a handful of these small, sleek, marble figurines carved by enigmatic Stone Age people are known to exist.
First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there’s a big catch
Researchers recently performed the first scientific test of sea ice thickening in the field, but there remains a big que...
For Families With Nonspeaking Autistic Children, a Fierce Debate Over Assisted Spelling
Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence ...
Mink numbers to be cut by 90% in Kent
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Conservations say the minks have a "devastating" impact on other wild...
Farnham backs public ownership of golf course site
Image source, Craig Robinson/ SavillsImage caption, A petition is calling on the Government of Jersey to explore purchas...