Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids
By Harry Baker
NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space
By Keith Cooper
NASA’s DART Mission Deflected an Asteroid – But Unleashed a Swarm of Space Boulders
"Something Unknown Is At Work Here": Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect Asteroid
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DART's hit on asteroid creates new danger
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The Perseid meteor shower kicks off summer 'shooting star' season this week. Here's how to see it
By Joe Rao
What to know about the Perseids and when to view the 2025 meteor shower
By Sarah Lynch & Sarah Lynch Baldwin
Stargazers' delight: When and where to view July's major meteor showers.
By Janet Loehrke
Mammoth Cave National Park hosting Star Party for the Perseids Meteor Shower
By Gabrielle Bunton
The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin
By Julia Jacobo
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year
By Harry Baker
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See images of solar eruptions on the sun in unprecedented detail
By Kasha Patel
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
By Mara Johnson-groh
NASA just snapped the closest photos of the Sun ever taken
By Joshua Hawkins
NASA Just Flew Through the Sun’s Atmosphere – And What It Saw Is Jaw-Dropping
By Mara Johnson-groh
NASA just took the closest-ever images of the sun, and they are incredible (video)
By Victoria Corless
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There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park
By Margherita Bassi
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Scientists spot massive black hole collision that defies current theories
By Iain Thomson
LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
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By Ian Sample
Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models
By Robert Lea
Space breakthrough: Louisiana observatory detects biggest black hole merger ever observed
By Claire Grunewald
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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket Vandenberg Space Force Base
By Kathrene Herndon
SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
By Will Robinson-Smith
Is there a California rocket launch today? Upcoming liftoff schedule from Vandenberg
By Eric Lagatta
SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California
By Robert Pearlman
SpaceX plans for Tuesday launch of Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats from California
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Iconic NASA Probe That Visited Pluto Could Go Dark Thanks to Trump Cuts
By Passant Rabie
Pluto photos from NASA's New Horizons still captivating scientists decade later
10 Years Ago: NASA’s New Horizons Captures Pluto’s Heart
New Horizons visited Pluto 10 years ago. We’re still learning from it
By Mckenzie Prillaman
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest
By Stephen Clark
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Mars Seen Up Close in Stunning World First 60 Years Ago Today
By Michelle Starr
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World's most precise clock achieves 19-decimal accuracy with aluminum ion technology
By Rebecca Jacobson
NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World
By Rebecca Jacobson
Intercontinental optical clock comparison sets stage to redefine the second
By Vasudevan Mukunth
NIST Clock Achieves Record 19-Decimal Place Accuracy
World’s most accurate clock requires a 2-mile laser beam
By Andrew Paul
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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
By Monisha Ravisetti
Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It could cost you up to $4 million
By Aliza Chasan
Science suffers when meteorites and fossils become an asset class
By Anjana Ahuja
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
Largest Mars Meteorite Heads To Auction Block
By Christopher DeWeese
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UNC graduate selected as commander for upcoming mission to International Space Station
Zena Cardman: UNC graduate selected as mission commander for SpaceX crew
NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS
By Will Robinson-Smith
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Support Health Studies for Deep Space Travel
By Nathan Cranford
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research
By Melissa Gaskill
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One Survey by NASA’s Roman Could Unveil 100,000 Cosmic Explosions
By Ashley Balzer
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Webb spots 'Infinity Galaxy' that sheds light on black hole formation
By Will Shanklin
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Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought
By Gayoung Lee
UH Researchers Help Solve Uranus Heat Mystery
By Kelly Schafler
Probe of Uranus finally reveals where distant planet gets its heat
By Shane Galvin
Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission
By Brett Tingley
Scientists detect thermal radiation from Uranus
By Oleksandr Burlaka
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NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet
By Carly Cassella
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Volcanic activity in 4 key US states sparks concern, scientists monitor earthquakes at Mount Rainier; What's happening? - Hindustan Times
By Shweta Kukreti
Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?
By Katie Hunt
Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology
Eighteen million years of diverse enamel proteomes from the East African Rift
By Craig Feibel, Francis M Kirera & Emmanuel K Ndiema
Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old
By Will Dunham
Secrets of rhino evolution found in 20-million-year-old tooth
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100 undiscovered galaxies could be orbiting the Milky Way, according to new research
By Julia Jacobo
100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint
By Ben Turner
The Milky Way Could be Surrounded by 100 Satellite Galaxies
By Evan Gough
Durham Uni research predicts more Milky Way satellite galaxies
By Pamela Bilalova
The Milky Way May Be Surrounded by 100 Hidden Galaxies
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Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied rocky planet, scientists say
By Jacopo Prisco
Sound of Earth's Flipping Magnetic Field Haunts Again From 780,000 Years Ago
By Tessa Koumoundouros
Hear the chilling sounds of Earth’s north and south poles reversing 780K years ago — could it happen again?
By Caroline Cubbin
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By Kiyoung Kim
Brunhes-Matuyama Reversal: Listen The Earth's Magnetic Fields Flip 780,000 Years In The Past
By James Felton
“It's Like the Earth Is Screaming”: Scientists Unveil Terrifying Soundscape of Earth's Magnetic Field Flip in an Epic Revelation
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Don't miss the moon pass close to Saturn and Neptune tonight
By Anthony Wood
When To See The Moon And Saturn Pair Up On Tuesday Night
By Jamie Carter
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 11 – 19
By Alan M. MacRobert
Starwatch: use the moon to find Saturn before its pirouette in the sky
By Stuart Clark
Rare Conjunction Tonight: See the Moon Team Up With Two Distant Planets
By Jessica Bennett
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99-million-year-old 'zombie' fungi found preserved in amber, scientists say
By Julia Jacobo
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“These Tools Could Rewrite Moon History”: NASA Unleashes High-Tech Gear to Map Lunar Subsurface and Hunt Hidden Minerals
NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle
NASA’s new toys for upcoming Artemis mission to map moon’s subsurface, lunar minerals
By Christopher Mcfadden
First Crew-Driven Vehicle on the Moon in Half a Century Gets Two New Instruments
By Daniel Patrascu
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By Nick Flaherty
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The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan
By Robert Lea
NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
By Aaron Gronstal
Molecular "Protocells" May Form On Titan Even At More Than 100 Degrees Below Zero
By Alfredo Carpineti
Protocells on Titan — a possible key to extraterrestrial life
By Natalia Nichyshyna
Scientists Just Showed How Alien Life Could Emerge in Titan’s Methane Lakes
By Andrei Mihai
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Mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may fuel deadly volcanic eruptions - with the capability of wiping out life as we know it
By Jonathan Chadwick
Mysterious Blobs Deep Inside Earth May Fuel Deadly Volcanic Eruptions
By Jess Cockerill
Large volcanic eruptions are mostly sourced above mobile basal mantle structures
By Annalise Cucchiaro, Maelis Arnould & Nicolas Flament
Scientists Link Cataclysmic Volcanic Eruptions to Mysterious Continent-Sized ‘BLOBS’ Deep Within the Earth
By Micah Hanks
Two Enormous Mystery Structures Beneath Africa Have Left Scientists Stunned
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Meet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System
By Jamie Carter
Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au
By Patryk Sofia Lykawka, Yukun Huang & Keiji Ohtsuki
Subaru Telescope Discovers “Fossil” in Outer Solar System
On Solar System's edge, Taiwan astronomers find 'missing puzzle piece'
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Mars Wasn’t Always Dry: It Once Had Rivers Spanning Over 15,000 Kilometers
A dead Mars may have been inevitable – and the Sun is to blame
By David Szondy
Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought
By Ian Sample
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
By Jacek Krywko
Mars was Warm and Wet 3.7 Billion Years Ago, New Study Suggests
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AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom
Computational exploration of global venoms for antimicrobial discovery with Venomics artificial intelligence
By Marcelo D. T. Torres, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez & Changge Guan
AI Finds 386 Potential Antibiotics in Animal Venoms
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AI system found over 300 potential antibiotic compounds in snake and spider venom
By Julia Rock-torcivia & Julia Rock
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Neutrinos could have a secret life: Study suggests they may interact secretly during massive star collapse
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Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system
By Nola Taylor Tillman
Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
By Harry Baker
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Cat in Florida helps discover rare virus for second time
By Rob Taub
Scientist’s cat, again, helps discover new virus
By Jill Pease
Adorable Cat Helps Scientists Discover New Virus (For Second Time)
By Tessa Koumoundouros
A Cat, a Shrew, and a Hidden Virus: The Wild Story of a Backyard Discovery
Black cat finds a new human virus – and it's not his first time
By Bronwyn Thompson
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The choice of sperm is 'entirely up to the egg' — so why does the myth of 'racing sperm' persist?
By Starre Vartan & Nicoletta Lanese
The Fight To Save Lunar Trailblazer
By Tom Nardi
Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star
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A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer
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This AI-powered lab runs itself—and discovers new materials 10x faster
Flow-driven data intensification to accelerate autonomous inorganic materials discovery
By Fernando Delgado, Jeffrey A Bennett & Nikolai Mukhin
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Scores of exoplanets may be larger than realized
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Brain Gains: Creatine’s Surprising Cognitive Benefits
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'Stupidest Thing': Scientist Shreds Elon Musk's Mars Dream, Says Even Apocalyptic Earth Is Better
“Elon, Mars Is a Hellhole”: Astrophysicist Slams Musk’s Vision, Says Even Nuclear Apocalypse Makes Earth a Safer Bet
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Musk Mars Madness: Inside the Cosmic Delusions of Big Tech
By Matt Gallagher
An astrophysicist challenges Elon Musk: "Even in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, Earth would be a paradise compared to Mars.
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Rethinking the Big Bang: Gravity and quantum ripples may explain cosmic origins
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Astronomers discover an unusual long-period radio transient
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Asteroid the size of 145 Elmos to fly past Earth on Tuesday, July 15 - NASA
By Aaron Reich
Asteroid Three Times Larger Than a Football Field Zooms Past Earth Today
By Jessica Bennett
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MIT Gave Photosynthesis a Speed Boost – Here’s What That Could Mean for Food and Climate
By Anne Trafton
A Cyanobacterial Screening Platform for Rubisco Mutant Variants
By Ute A Hoffmann, Axel Knave & Elias Englund
MIT Chemists Boost Rubisco's Efficiency for Photosynthesis
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Leading scientist issues dire warning about disturbing phenomenon in Antarctica: 'I'm not sure I have the capacity to really think it through'
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Snow covers the SOAR Telescope in Chile photo of the day for July 11, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-castleberry
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By Lois Mackenzie
Ravenous 'vampire' stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims
By Robert Lea
Not the third wheel. How cataclysmic variables are born
By Oleksandr Burlaka
"Third Wheel" Star Brings Companions Closer Together
By Whitney Clavin
“Third Star Hijacks the Universe”: Astronomers Stunned as Explosive White Dwarf Pairs Are Suddenly Born in Ways Nobody Thought Possible
‘Third wheel’ or matchmaker? Distant star may help forge explosive white dwarf duos
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How paper planes could provide sustainable solutions to space debris
Could a Paper Plane Thrown From The International Space Station Survive The Flight?
What Would Happen If You Threw A Paper Airplane Out Of The ISS? New Study Finds Out
By James Felton
What Happens When You Throw a Paper Plane From Space? These Physicists Found Out
By Tibi Puiu
Ever Wondered What Would Happen If You Threw a Paper Plane From Space? A New Study May Hold The Answers
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Flightless and Fearless: The Mystery Behind the World’s Smallest Bird Finally Solved!
By Emily A. Carter
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