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One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of a star devouring a planet as its binary partner looks on. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)Astronomers have discovered chemical differences...
Tropical Storm Arthur, first named storm of the season, threatens Southeast with flash flooding
Southeastern states can expect a prolonged deluge with the possibility of intense flash flooding as Tropical Storm Arthur moves through the area.Arthur, which formed off the coast of Texas, is the first named storm of this hurricane season. Storms receive names once...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Illustration shows the exoplanet HD 80606 b as it is roasted by its host star. | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)If you thought summer here on Earth...
Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This screenshot shows SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft departing the International Space Station on June 16, 2026. | Credit: NASAA SpaceX Dragon cargo...
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) — A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday — the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin.Flash flooding was the main threat from Arthur, a...
Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought.The disease has sickened humans for thousands of years and wiped out a...
Oldest evidence of a plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
In prehistoric graves of children in Siberia, scientists have found the world’s oldest evidence of a plague outbreak.The discovery, described in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, rewrites the history of one of the most consequential diseases in human...
The crescent moon joins 3 planets in a beautiful sunset sky show tonight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The moon shines with Venus in the skies above southern Alberta, Canada. | Credit: Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesLook west sky...
Look up! The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17. . | Credit: Jacques Giraud / 500px via Getty ImagesThe...
NASA just launched Artemis 2. What happens today could make or break the moon mission
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission launches from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026. | Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyThe Artemis 2 astronauts have left Earth, but they aren't...
Danish warship sunk by famed British admiral discovered after 225 years
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm. Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor by marine archaeologists.Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15...
NASA’s moon mission has begun — here’s what’s ahead for the Artemis II astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years is underway.NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen launched Wednesday evening on a 10-day journey to circle Earth and the...
How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle
HONOLULU (AP) — Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific.The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves...
Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission
April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled and a major step toward returning people to the lunar surface this decade.Here...
Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Space.com / Josh DinnerCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As NASA's giant Artemis 2 moon rocket lifted off Wednesday evening (April 1) from the Space Coast, Jews across...
Factbox-Artemis II crew includes first woman, Black astronaut and Canadian ever flown to moon
April 1 (Reuters) - All three NASA astronauts on the Artemis II lunar mission are veterans of Earth-orbit science expeditions to the International Space Station, while the lone Canadian joining them on a voyage around the moon and back is a spaceflight rookie.Here...
These 4 astronauts are making history on flight around the moon
The four Artemis II astronauts who launched on a trip around the moon this week stand out even in a NASA astronaut corps full of super achievers.They include three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — a commander who is a single parent to two children; an...
CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of...
To fix a patient’s irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital ‘twin’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists created virtual replicas of patients’ diseased hearts so precise that blocking a dangerous irregular heartbeat in these digital “twins” showed doctors how to better treat the real thing.One of the first clinical trials of these custom...
Analysis-NASA’s moon mission tests aerospace old guard as SpaceX, Blue Origin hover
By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon — it is a key test of whether the agency's traditional contractor-built systems can remain viable in a...
Excited visitors for NASA’s moon launch jockey for prime views
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Launch fever has descended on central Florida’s “Space Coast” as NASA prepares to send astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.Locals and visitors who came in for today's launch are jockeying for a prime spot to see the...
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