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Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A sunset captured from space on May 4, 2026. | Credit: NASA/Chris WilliamsThere are few sights as unanimously adored as a sunset. From the beach to the driver's seat...
Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA's Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion that may have been powered...
Excerpts from Pope Leo XIV’s sweeping manifesto about humanity in the AI era
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping manifesto about safeguarding humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, examining the many social areas that the technology is fundamentally reshaping.Here are some excerpts from the 83-page document...
Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now, scientists say
New Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new expert analysis, which says the city must start the relocation process now to avoid chaos.The paper’s conclusions are stark, but it’s no...
How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal he posed no threat, a familiar sound in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda ’s Volcanoes National Park.Here in one of Africa's most well-known parks, steep ridges...
Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink
(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text)By Marta SerafinkoMay 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species...
China launches spacecraft with astronaut set to remain in space for a year
China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, which would be among the world's longest single stays in space.The...
China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year.The spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China....
Lunar Strike offers a pessimistic, and worryingly realistic look at the future of space travel
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: CognitionIt's impossible not to be optimistic about our future among the stars at the moment. The Artemis 2 mission just blasted four astronauts in a loop...
Why are there so many ‘space snowmen’ in our solar system? New study offers clues
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Composite image of the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth, as photographed by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2019. | Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics...
Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head for home today after historic ISS-boosting mission
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA[embedded content]A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will undock from the International Space Station today (Feb. 26), and you can watch its departure live.The...
Artemis II moon rocket hauled off launch pad for repairs
NASA hauled its Artemis II moon rocket off its seaside pad Wednesday for a slow trip back to a processing facility to track down and fix a helium pressurization problem that delayed launch of four astronauts on a flight around the moon from this month to at least...
What we know about NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission
NASA’s historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission has hit a snag, pushing its launch timeline to no earlier than April. On Wednesday, NASA had to roll its massive Space Launch System rocket, weighing 11 million pounds, back to its hangar at Kennedy Space Center in Cape...
NASA reveals identity of astronaut who suffered medical incident aboard ISS
NASA revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke was the crew member who suffered a medical incident at the International Space Station in January, which prompted the agency to carry out the first evacuation due to a medical issue in the space station’s 25-year history.The...
Mike Fincke reveals he was the astronaut who had medical issue on the ISS
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, the commander of the International Space Station, revealed that he was the crew member whose medical issue required a group of space station fliers to cut short their mission and return early to Earth in January.Fincke, 58, did not provide...
Scientists discover a key to staying mentally sharp in old age
People who have razor-sharp minds in their 80s and 90s — known as “SuperAgers” — produce twice the number of young neurons as cognitively healthy adults and 2.5 times as many as people with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found.“This shows the aging brain has the...
Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing
Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis.The marks, found on 260 artifacts from Germany, are very different from modern writing systems, but...
Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this long-duration photograph while aboard the International Space Station as it flew some 261 miles (420 kilometers) above the...
Artemis rocket heads back to its hangar for repairs as moonshot put on hold
NASA on Wednesday is set to roll its enormous Space Launch System rocket back to the hangar for repairs, a move that will delay the launch of four astronauts on a long-awaited flight around the moon by at least a month.The 322-foot-tall rocket has been sitting out at...
World’s largest coral colony discovered off Australian coast by mother-daughter team
A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.It spans about 111 meters (364 feet) – roughly the same length as a soccer pitch – and covers around...
Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad on Feb. 25 to deal with glitch
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/Sam Lott[embedded content]NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket off the launch pad on Wednesday (Feb. 25) to deal with a glitch, and you can watch the...
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