The Perseid meteor shower peak was spectacular: Here are our favorite photos
The Perseid meteor shower never disappoints, and we've got some great photos this year to prove it.
Boy, 8, enjoys historic solar eclipse
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James Webb telescope just spotted the oldest, closest pair of black holes in the early universe
The dual black hole system, dubbed LID-1166, is the first close-separation pair of its kind confirmed this early in the ...
Foodborne illnesses: Is the US really being hit harder this year?
While parasitic Cyclospora infections have reached record-breaking numbers this year, experts have criticized coverage t...
On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit
The WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite.
Total solar eclipse stuns skywatchers | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2026
This photo, snapped just as the Aug. 12 solar eclipse was about to enter its totality phase, really captures the drama o...
Mars may have been losing its water more than 4 billion years ago, oldest-known Martian meteorite suggests
The oldest known rock from Mars was discovered on Earth in 2022. Scientists are beginning to reveal its mysteries.
Mammal ancestors may have given live birth 90 million years earlier than we thought, rewriting evolutionary timelines
A distinctive growth ring in fossilized bones is revealing how an ancestral species in the mammalian family reproduced.
'Strange New Worlds' latest lookalike episode is part of a long line of 'Star Trek' doppelganger stories
Haven't we seen your face before? On the final frontier, your identical face twin is never far away…
Pigs wearing heated diving suits and diapers reveal a better way to beat 'the bends'
A new study submerged pigs in a high-pressure tank and uncovered a potential new way to beat "the bends."
When is the next solar eclipse? Mark your calendar for an upcoming 'ring of fire' and the 'eclipse of the century'
You thought 2026 was a good year for solar eclipses? Just wait until 2027…
Before we ban kids from social media completely, here's what we should try first
Countries like Australia are banning young users from creating social media accounts. But this may not be the best way t...