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Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count
High triglycerides often receive less attention than cholesterol, but they are an important marker of metabolic and cardiovascular health. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the bloodstream. After you eat, your body converts excess calories into triglycerides...
Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission."Earthset" captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew's flyby of the Moon. | Credit: NASAThe world...
Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017. | Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Tully (University of Hawaii); Image Processing: G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)The...
Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT – here’s how they work
As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is constantly sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with ancient debris from the formation of the solar system. For the most part, our world glides silently through space, shielded by Earth’s thin...
Catch Mercury shining at its best on June 15 before it slips back into the sun’s glare
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Planets shine with the crescent moon in the evening sky. | Credit: Shaunl via Getty ImagesMercury reaches greatest elongation on June 15, placing the elusive planet...
Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans
The time fathers devote to child care every week has tripled over the past 50 years in the United States. The increase in fathers’ involvement in child rearing is even steeper in countries that have expanded paid paternity leave or created incentives for fathers to...
Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight
On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a process that was set in motion back in July 2023, when a group of...
How Jules Verne predicted the Artemis 2 mission to the moon almost 160 years ago
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Émile-Antoine Bayard and Alphonse de Neuville / NASA"From the pages of Jules Verne to a modern-day mission to the moon, a new chapter of our exploration of...
New moon of June 2026 brings stunning views of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The constellation Scorpius glows close to Libra in the spring sky. | Credit: Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesJune's new moon is...
Meet the rescue team behind the astronauts as Artemis II’s launch approaches
The four-person crew of Artemis II is at Kennedy Space Center in Florida preparing to lift off and travel to the moon as early as Wednesday — and getting ready for any hurdles space may throw at them.The astronauts' round-trip space journey will cover nearly half a...
As Western heat wave ends, scientists try to make sense of its length and intensity
The scorching spring heat dome that baked the West for well over a week has finally moved along, after setting more than 1,500 temperature records across 11 states, according to the research group Climate Central.In its wake, climate scientists, irrigation managers...
Where should we send a real ‘Hail Mary’ spacecraft? A new study has the answers
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A still from Project Hail Mary (2026). | Credit: Amazon MGM StudiosIn the new film "Project Hail Mary", humanity sends an interstellar ship to another star system —...
‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I conducted.Although researchers...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 203 — China Rising
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: TWiT[embedded content]On Episode 203 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Namrata Goswami of Johns Hopkins University to examine...
Meet the Artemis crew in NASA’s first astronaut mission to the moon in more than a half-century
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The four astronauts making NASA’s next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era.The Americans who blazed the trail to the moon more than half a century ago were white men chosen for their military test pilot experience. This...
NASA’s giant moon rocket, in photos
For the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is preparing to launch astronauts around the moon.On Wednesday, the agency will attempt to send four crew members — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — on...
Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida to prepare for launch to the moon
The Artemis II astronauts flew to the Kennedy Space Center Friday to prepare for the scheduled April 1 launch that will take them on a nearly 700,000-mile voyage around the moon and back, the first crew to leave Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission a half...
Artemis 2 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA’s historic launch around the moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Space.com / Josh DinnerCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Artemis 2, NASA's first launch to the moon in over half a century, has arrived at the Kennedy Space...
What to know about the 4 people launching to make history around the moon
The first woman. The first person of color. The first Canadian.The four people who will soon step aboard a spacecraft for the first human moon mission in more than half a century represent a tapestry of historic milestones. The crew of the NASA-led Artemis II mission...
Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as heat records are shattered worldwide
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to basically tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents.Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth's climate because without...
Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century arrived at their launch site Friday, joining the towering rocket that stands poised to blast off next week and send them around the moon.Artemis II Commander...
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