Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers
An ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when...
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites early on July 2
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida early Thursd...
U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably ac...
'Rocket's Red Glare': How NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America's 250th birthday
NASA joined in the semiquincentennial celebrations this year by painting "America 250" on the rocket that launched the A...
This weird 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet has a hotspot in the wrong place, and astronomers aren't sure how
Astronomers have discovered a curious new exoplanet that challenges assumptions about hot Jupiters, some of the most ext...
The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'
If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from t...
Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever
Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosa...
July's planetary lineup is changing — and Venus is the last one standing
Venus dominates the evening sky while Saturn, Mars and Uranus put on a show for early risers.
NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon —if the US wins the World Cup
NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said ...
SpudCell: Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.
From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biolo...
Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms — and experts say it's 'quite feasible'
A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst so...
Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026
A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose.