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Two leaks detected on International Space Station, Russian space agency says
MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) - Russian state space agency Roscosmos said on Friday that its experts had detected two leaks aboard the International Space Station (ISS) but that there was no immediate threat to the crew."When the transition chamber compartment of the...
Wind from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is finally discovered
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind emanating from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, though it turns out it is more of a gentle breeze than a...
Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials said Friday.The haul of Madagascar hissing cockroaches and...
Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: ‘We were not looking for the gap, but we found it’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An image of the globular cluster NGC 6397, captured by the Euclid Space Telescope. | Credit: ESA, NASA, Euclid ConsortiumA gorgeous new portrait of an ancient star...
What to know about Artemis III, NASA’s next mission in its journey back to the moon — and beyond
It was only two months ago that the world was captivated by the record-setting voyage of Artemis II, which took its four crew members farther from the Earth than anyone in history as they flew around the moon.Long before Artemis II had even left the launchpad, NASA...
EU invests in ocean monitoring as US cuts funding
BRUSSELS (AP) — With underwater drones and ocean-focused satellites, the EU is expanding its monitoring network of Earth’s seas as climate change fuels heat waves and stronger storms and the Trump administration plans severe cuts to a similar system in the United...
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago
A 120 million-year-old fossil found in what’s now northwestern China is changing how scientists think about an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors.The location where the fossil was unearthed adds to the known geographical range of the smaller,...
August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028. |...
Sun erupts with 3 solar flares, raising chances of northern lights for U.S.
Three solar flares burst from the sun toward Earth this week, scientists said, and the enormous beams of energy, light and high-speed particles may increase the odds of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States as they travel closer to our...
Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The asteroid Ryugu, a sample collected from it and the five nucleobases of DNA and RNA. | Credit: ISAS/JAXA/JAXA / JAMSTECScientists have discovered that a sample of...
Suspected meteor falling over Cleveland could be seen several states away
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A suspected meteor that fell over the Cleveland area on Tuesday shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.People hundreds of miles (kilometers) away reported seeing the bright fireball even though it...
Meteor causes thunderous boom over Ohio and Pennsylvania
A thunderous boom heard and felt widely across northeastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning was likely the result of a meteor.Area residents took to social media, describing what they heard as “the loudest boom,” “a few sonic booms” and “rumbling.”...
Meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Cleveland
A loud boom heard over Cleveland was likely "a result of a meteor," the National Weather Service said Tuesday.Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO. One person told the station that the boom shook their whole...
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 25, 2026, after rolling back from the launch pad....
Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.Jie and I had been hoping to identify...
Scientists say marijuana doesn’t ease anxiety or other mental health conditions
Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn’t work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.Medical marijuana includes products with cannabidiol, or CBD, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol,...
Paleontologists uncover a new ‘Spinosaurus’ species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert
My fixation on a small, desolate locale in the heart of the Sahara Desert started with a single line buried in a 630-page tome in French about the rocks of the central Sahara: “Dent de Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret,” which translates to “tooth of...
Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world hunger and environmental collapse made headlines and sparked controversy for...
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot...
Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image of a pitted vertical rock face dubbed "Timboy Chaco" on March 5, 2026. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSNASA's Curiosity...
Is spring really — finally — here?
It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday.The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the...
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