MIT researcher Richard Binzel has studied near-Earth asteroids for more than five decades and believes they could one day act as "space filling stations." | Continue reading
Due to their proximity to Earth, minimoons are prime candidates for exploration. Now, some scientists want to use these tiny satellites to push humanity further into the cosmos. | Continue reading
While asteroids are rich sources of precious and valuable materials, scientists still haven't fully committed to mining them. | Continue reading
When a satellite runs out of fuel, it becomes little more than space junk. Now, space agencies and private companies want to change that. Here's how scientists plan to refuel satellites — in orbit. | Continue reading
Can we mine the moon and asteroids? NASA wants to make it happen, but it's still a huge legal gray area, experts say. | Continue reading
Some of the 1st Americans crafted a bone bead nearly 13,000 years ago, making it the oldest of its kind on record in the Western Hemisphere. | Continue reading
Viagra is best known for triggering erections, but several studies have suggested that the drug may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. What do we know so far? | Continue reading
This huge deal can get you $850 off of a powerful Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro. | Continue reading
Schmidt Ocean Institute spots a bioluminescent deep-sea worm that creates a hypnotizing display as it swims in circles. | Continue reading
Scientists detected water molecules on the surface of two asteroids for the first time ever. The team made the discovery using data from NASA's now-retired SOFIA airborne observatory. | Continue reading
The so-called T-zone on your face tends to be extra greasy, and the reason lies in the number and activity levels of its oil glands. | Continue reading
By using gel, researchers have found a way to incorporate silicon into batteries while negating its destructive tendency to expand — meaning future EVs could use the technology to go much further on a single charge. | Continue reading
Save over $50 on the Meta's last-generation headset and jump into VR. | Continue reading
Locust swarms can arise from several locations at once. Research has linked these dramatic events to bouts of heavy rain and wind — and that's not good news under climate change. | Continue reading
By analyzing the comings and goings of bacteria and fungi on decomposing bodies, researchers believe they can determine when a person died. | Continue reading
The Roman military base once housed more than 5,000 soldiers. | Continue reading
Two waves of mass death hit prehistoric Denmark, with farmers wiping out hunter-gatherers and pastoralists later wiping out the farmers. | Continue reading
An analysis of more than 6,000 telehealth abortion recipients in the U.S. suggests that receiving the abortion drugs via a virtual doctor's appointment is as safe and effective as doing so in person. | Continue reading
As Apple launched its Vision Pro headset, scientists investigated what life would be like living through the prism of a VR headset's 'passthrough' mode. | Continue reading
There's nothing faster than the speed of light. So, what would happen if a human managed to move at this universal speed limit? | Continue reading
South Asian fishing cats have been caught on camera hunting chicks in tree tops, potentially solving the mystery of how this vulnerable species survives during the monsoon season. | Continue reading
A communications glitch is preventing NASA's Voyager 1 probe — the farthest spacecraft from Earth in history — from sending home data, and mission scientists are growing concerned. | Continue reading
A cave in Patagonia houses the oldest known pigment-based rock art in South America. | Continue reading
Last week, the Martian moon Phobos passed neatly between Mars and the sun. NASA's Perseverance rover caught the fortuitous eclipse on camera. | Continue reading
A new look at an 5,000-year-old bog body from Denmark suggests that the individual may have been an itinerant flint trader who was sacrificed by hostile locals. | Continue reading
From a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid to a pair of galaxies unable to quell their attraction, here are five of the most beautiful heart-shaped objects seen in space. | Continue reading
So-called heart-on-a-chip systems may enable scientists to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new drugs more accurately than they can with animal tests. | Continue reading
Experts question the love language theory's effectiveness, citing a lack of scientific evidence. | Continue reading
In 2022, fossil hunters noticed a snout sticking out of a cliff face on the Jurassic Coast. It turned out to be one of the largest and most complete pliosaur skulls ever discovered. | Continue reading
Researchers used X-ray analyses to determine the occupants inside a trio of royal tombs in Greece. | Continue reading
Magnetic data suggest Seattle's fault line formed 55 million years ago, when the southern half of a subducting chain of volcanic islands piled onto the continent and tore apart from the northern half. | Continue reading
The egg-citing object may be the oldest unintentionally preserved egg ever found. | Continue reading
From "diamond rings" to Baily's beads, here's what to look for during the brief darkness in the day within the path of totality on April 8. | Continue reading
It's time to buy some safe, high-quality eclipse glasses before the April 8 total solar eclipse in North America. Just make sure you're buying from an approved vendor. | Continue reading
Newly described species of jellyfish with a red cross inside its translucent body is only found in the Sumisu caldera over 2,500 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. | Continue reading
While tracking seismic activity on Denali, scientists stumbled upon an anomaly that could indicate the presence of magma. | Continue reading
Researchers have discovered the base of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, which holds enough ice to raise sea levels by as much as 10 feet, may already be partially thawed. | Continue reading
Dinosaurs may have ruled Earth for over 160 million years because the way they walked gave them a big advantage during the drying climate of the Triassic. | Continue reading
A new study combining two of Albert Einstein's famous predictions suggests that ripples in space-time can combine into 'gravitational lasers', firing out of black holes in random directions across the cosmos. | Continue reading
The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown genius." | Continue reading
A meteor that exploded over Germany on Jan. 21 was confirmed to be a rare aubrite, a type of asteroid as old as the solar system. | Continue reading
The Alaskapox virus belongs to the same broad group as smallpox and mpox, but to date, it's infected fewer than 10 people. | Continue reading
The wall may be among the oldest hunting structures on Earth and one of the largest Stone Age structures ever found in Europe. | Continue reading
Oregon saw its first human case of bubonic plague in eight years, and officials suspect the infected person's cat sickened them. | Continue reading
An X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar flare, erupted from the sun on Feb. 9, 2024. Lucky for us, Earth wasn't in the direct firing line. | Continue reading
The uncontrolled reentry of Europe's defunct ERS-2 satellite is expected in mid-February. It's highly likely that the 5,000-pound craft will land somewhere in the ocean. | Continue reading
The right-handed glove would have been worn by a knight in the 14th century. | Continue reading
Antioxidants have long been touted as disease-fighting molecules, and it's easy to assume that the more of them you eat, the healthier you will be. But research shows that larger doses can actually be harmful. | Continue reading