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Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch 81 satellites early on July 7
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 30, 2026. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX will launch a...
More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.3I/ATLAS, imaged by the Very Large Telescope moving against the background stars. | Credit: ESO/O. HainautMore evidence that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is much...
NASA just found a planet ‘hiding’ in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of the newly discovered exoplanet Gaia23bra b. | Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting...
NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Using NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known living organisms — detected on Mars as they explore the...
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Asteroid Torifune as seen by the Hayabusa2 probe's Optical navigation camera (telephoto) (ONC-T) on July 5, 2026. | Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)A...
Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Artemis 2 astronauts look up at footage from their flight during a visit to Capitol Hill. | Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyAs we reflect on this past July 4 weekend, and...
Climate change means an earlier spring, which can be disorienting and threatening for migrating birds
Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons, birds are adjusting when and how they migrate to keep up with a rapidly warming climate.Morgan Tingley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of...
Why are our fingers different lengths?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] are our fingers different lengths? – Betty, age 8, CaliforniaIt was one of those rushed mornings when I was...
Super typhoon smacks into US Pacific island territories home to key military bases
One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April.The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over...
These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: ‘We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Former NASA astronauts have banded together as part of a new organization called Astronauts for America. . | Credit: NASAA group of former NASA astronauts are banding...
Artemis 3 SLS rocket’s core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency's Artemis 3 SLS core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in...
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater after splashdown on April 10, 2026. | Credit: U.S. NavyThe Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the...
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain
Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, progress has been slow, in large part due to...
Most sunscreens harm corals. Here’s what you can do
Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind.An estimated 25% of applied sunscreen washes off during recreational water activities, releasing some 5,000 tons annually in reef areas alone, according to a study in Environmental Health...
Greece’s Methana shows volcanoes can slumber a long time before reawakening
By Marta SerafinkoApril 28 (Reuters) - For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has gone extinct. But, as research detailing the life history of one in...
Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of a young binary star system deep inside a dusty nebula. | Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSFBy peering through thick veils of gas and dust, radio...
Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it’s ever flown
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026. | Credit: ULAA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 of Amazon's...
Voyager 1 shuts off instrument to buy time before ‘Big Bang’ fix to extend the mission
Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from our planet, has powered down another science instrument as it explores uncharted interstellar space — a move that could buy time for an ambitious attempt to extend the probe’s impressive lifespan.NASA sent a command on April 17...
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ULA[embedded content]A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch 29 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit tonight (April 27), and...
SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for 1st time in 18 months on April 27: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceX[embedded content]SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket is about to fly for the first time in a year and a half, and you can watch the action live.A...
If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later? – Essie, age 11, MichiganHave you ever...
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