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Venus is becoming a thinner crescent
Venus is currently transitioning into a thinner crescent phase as it prepares to disappear from the evening sky during September.
topicHow did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust
Scientists discovered a fossilized magnetic field within a dust grain dating back to the first 200,000 years of the sun's birth. T
topicAn ancient 'supervolcano' has been found hiding beneath eastern England. But experts say there's not enough evidence to call it that.
Researchers have located a hidden ancient volcano buried under eastern England after tracing mystery ash deposits across Europe. S
topic46,590 tracked objects, another 1.2 million we can't see: The mess humans have created in space
Human activity has left 46,590 tracked objects in space and an estimated 1.2 million untracked pieces of debris. Current concerns
topic3D epigenome of glial cell types in developing human cortex
Researchers have identified the 3D epigenome of glial cell types within the developing human cortex. This work reveals the regulat
topicScientists measured campfire light and discovered its incredible role in shaping human language
Scientists have measured campfire light to investigate its role in the evolution of human language. Current findings suggest a con
topicNASA launches its Roman Space Telescope to explore the hidden universe
NASA has launched the Roman Space Telescope to explore the hidden universe and map the cosmos. Following the launch, the spacecraf
topicEight-letter DNA alphabet is accurately transcribed by a natural enzyme
Scientists successfully demonstrated that a natural enzyme can accurately transcribe an expanded eight-letter DNA alphabet, moving
Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
Ancient DNA analysis has revealed that the extinct animal known as the American cheetah was not actually a cheetah. Findings based
topicHubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a vast cosmic superbubble located in a nearby galaxy. The structure was formed by e
topicBepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury
Europe's BepiColombo mission has begun its final approach to Mercury following an eight-year journey through space. The arrival ph
topic"We've Never Seen Anything Quite Like This": A Strange Ten-Sided “Structure” Has Been Spotted on Saturn's North Pole
Astronomers have identified a massive ten-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds above Saturn's south pole. The decagon structu
topicScientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope watched an icy world beyond Jupiter transform into a comet three billion miles aw
topicFor nearly 50 years, Venus’s clouds have been understood as droplets of concentrated sulfuric acid—but a 2025 reinterpretation of data inadvertently collected by NASA’s Pioneer Venus Large Probe in 1978 suggests their aerosols may instead be about 60 p
A 2025 reinterpretation of data collected by NASA's Pioneer Venus Large Probe in 1978 challenges the nearly 50-year-old scientific
topicNeutron bone imaging brings T. rex to life
Advanced neutron bone imaging and preserved fossil tissue analysis reveal that the largest known Tyrannosaurus rex died from a bro
topicOn this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status
Pluto remains classified as a non-planet twenty years after its 2006 demotion. Planetary scientists reclassified the icy body, rem
topicNorthern Lights Could Be Visible From These Nine States Tonight
Aurora borealis activity may be visible across nine US states this Friday night. Strong potential for sightings exists over Michig
topicSee A Solar Eclipse, The Perseids And A 96% ‘Blood Moon:’ August’s Sky
A partial lunar eclipse will occur on August 27-28, visible across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, including the entire UK. The
topicScientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe’s Origins
European scientists at CERN created a microscopic droplet of near-perfect liquid matter using oxygen nuclei. This substance, known
topicRare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert
Back-to-back winter storms have dropped an unusually widespread blanket of snow across Chile's Atacama Desert, transforming one of
topicGlobal Warming Is Breaking The Link Between Two Major Oceans
The World Meteorological Organization warns that the El Niño weather phenomenon may become the strongest ever recorded as it inten
topicCan A Monkey Have A Pet?
Primates do not own pets. While monkeys possess high intelligence and can create tools for fishing, they lack the behavioral struc
topicResearchers at the University of California Riverside found in May 2026 that living systems distribute their amino acids more evenly than non-living chemistry does — a statistical pattern subtle enough that it went unnoticed for decades and powerful enoug
Researchers at the University of California Riverside identified a statistical signature in May 2026 that distinguishes living sys
topicChinese researchers complete Earth-moon two-way laser link test
Chinese researchers have verified a high-speed laser communication link spanning the 400,000-kilometer distance between Earth and