DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with that of the 14th-century German Jews, finding many “matches.” These...

From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 ‘firsts’ you can spot in the night sky tonight

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Here’s how to find four incredible firsts after sunset. | Credit: Left: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of...

Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas...

Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/Roscosmos[embedded content]Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch...

A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here’s what’s happening

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Regulus, in the constellation Leo. | Credit: Franco Tognarini via Getty ImagesIf you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you’ll...

This X-ray image shows our solar system ‘breathing’

by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX...