Earth Could Have 6 Minimoons Right Now—Are They a Sign of Something Bigger?
By Jessica Bennett
The Mini-Moons That Occasionally Travel Alongside The Earth Might Not Be What We Thought
By Michael Levanduski
Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?
By Nola Taylor Tillman
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Scientists send enormous satellite into space to scan over a trillion organisms around the globe: 'We can actually look inside'
By Susan Elizabeth Turek
Ravenous 'vampire' stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims
By Robert Lea
Astronomers show that certain explosive star systems may form with help of third star
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
By Neetika Walter
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Quantum Breakthrough: Physicists Discover “Lonely” Spinon That Defies Magnetic Norms
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe snaps closest-ever images to sun
By Mara Johnson-groh
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
By Mara Johnson-groh
Watch Solar Winds Burst into Space in the Closest-Ever Glimpse of the Sun
By Grace Ebert
See the First-Ever Images of the Sun's South Pole
NASA’s Parker Probe Just Dived Into the Sun’s Atmosphere and Solved a Fiery Solar Mystery
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Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today
By Rod Pyle
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Research shows path toward protocells on Saturn's moon Titan
By Aaron Gronstal
Don’t miss the moon pass close to Saturn and Neptune on July 15
By Anthony Wood
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Scientists detect most massive black hole merger ever — and it birthed a monster 225 times as massive as the sun
By Ben Turner
Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes
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By Ian Sample
LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
By Karmela Padavic
The biggest black hole smashup ever detected challenges physics theories
By Emily Conover
Gravitational Wave Detected From Largest Black Hole Merger Yet: "It Presents A Real Challenge To Our Understanding Of Black Hole Formation"
By Stephen Luntz
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Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission
By Brett Tingley
Key Wrist Bone Appeared in Bird Ancestors Millions of Years Earlier than Previously Thought
Reorganization of the theropod wrist preceded the origin of avian flight
By Bhart-anjan Bhullar, James G. Napoli and Matteo Fabbri
This wrist’s twist is its link between dinosaurs and birds
Dinosaur wrist bone discovery reshapes understanding of flight evolution
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News - 300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in China
Archaeologists Determine Ancient Origins of Cache of 35 Wooden Tools Found in China
By Declan Gallagher
Ancient wooden tools, from long before Homo sapiens emerged, discovered in China
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in China reveal early humans’ plant-based diet and cognitive abilities in East Asia
300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Discovered in China
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Mars was Warm and Wet 3.7 Billion Years Ago, New Study Suggests
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
By Jacek Krywko
Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought
By Ian Sample
It’s the step prior to life ― NASA drills a hole in Mars and makes first-of-its-kind discovery
Mars’ Clay Layers Could Be Hiding Evidence of Alien Life – Is It True?
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100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint
By Ben Turner
Milky Way could be teeming with more satellite galaxies than previously thought
100 ghost galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way—and we’re just now uncovering them
New Simulations Reveal Dozens of Hidden Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way
By Ryan Whalen
Durham Uni research predicts more Milky Way satellite galaxies
By Pamela Bilalova
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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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Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied planet, scientists say
By Jacopo Prisco
Study Reveals How Deep Ocean Currents Shape Microbial Life Across South Pacific
By Lauren Fimbres Wood
NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet
By Carly Cassella
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NASA comes closer to completing its NASA Grace Roman Space Telescope with solar panel installation
By Harriet Belderbos
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Space Rider Nose Cone Passes Key Milestone
By Andrew Parsonson
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Ten years after Pluto, New Horizons faces a new threat
By Asa Stahl
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Adorable Cat Helps Scientists Discover New Virus (For Second Time)
By Tessa Koumoundouros
Scientist’s cat, again, helps discover new virus
By Jill Pease
Florida Cat Named Pepper Brings Home Never-Before-Seen Virus—for the Second Time
By Natalia Mesa
Scientist's cat helps discover a rare virus — yet again
By Ben Turner
Black cat finds a new human virus – and it's not his first time
By Bronwyn Thompson
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Antihistamines could affect exercise recovery and gains, according to University of Oregon study
By zac ziegler
Space Coast's 60th launch of year also Falcon 9's 500th successful SpaceX mission
By Richard Tribou
Israel’s most-advanced communications satellite successfully launched into space
Late-night SpaceX rocket launch in Florida: Where to watch from Daytona, New Smyrna Beach
By Jennifer Sangalang and Rick Neale
Israel Launches Communications Satellite From Florida
Israel must fund national space strategy that balances defense, scientific goals - editorial
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Synthetic Biology For Space Exploration
By Keith Cowing
How paper planes could provide sustainable solutions to space debris
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Physicists learn to control electricity at the quantum scale
By Eric Ralls
Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale
By Jules Bernstein
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The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both
By Jorge Garay
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Polar research sheds light on climate impact in tropics
By Kalinga Seneviratne
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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New laser design promises safer sensors and smarter tech
By Emily Warrender
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One tiny trick just broke light’s oldest rule — and changed optics forever
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Neutrinos could have a secret life: Study suggests they may interact secretly during massive star collapse
The Secret Life of Neutrinos
By Michelle Franklin
The KATRIN experiment sets new constraints on general neutrino interactions
By Ingrid Fadelli
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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on July 14, 2025
By Lois Mackenzie
Uncovering The Rock Record Of Earth’s Earliest Continental Crust
By Keith Cowing
Geologists Decode Earth’s 4.4-Billion-Year-Old “Missing” Crust
Are these the oldest rocks on Earth? A new study says so
Neither meteorites nor volcanoes - this find at Nuvvuagittuq reveals what the Earth was like in its first 400 million years
By Carla Andrea
These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth
By Adithi Ramakrishnan
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Development of revolutionizing photo-induced microscopy and its use around the globe celebrated in new publication
By Brian Bell
Sotheby’s to auction largest Mars rock ever found on Earth in New York; here’s how it came to our planet
Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction
By Ellyn Lapointe
Dinosaur skeleton and Martian meteorite to go under the hammer at Sotheby's 'Geek Week'
The largest Martian meteorite is put up for auction
Largest piece of Martian rock on Earth goes up for auction
By Alexander Butler
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A New Direct Method to Search for Life Near Other Stars
By Avi Loeb
“These Alien Oceans Are the Ultimate Game-Changer”: NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory Poised to Expose Extraterrestrial Seas That Could Redefine All Life
NASA's future telescope could solve the mystery of life's origins
By Mark Thompson
Finding an ocean on an exoplanet would be huge, and the Habitable Worlds Observatory could do it
By Evan Gough
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