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SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.
JWST finds a Milky Way twin born shockingly early in the Universe
A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier than astronomers believed such well-structured galaxies could form. With sweeping spiral arms, rapid star formation, and an orderly disk resembling our Milky Way, it defies long
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Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error
A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous.
The solar mission that survived disaster and found 5,000 comets
For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission. Its long-term observations uncovered a single global plasma conveyor belt inside the Sun, detailed how solar brightness subtly shifts
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Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025
The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.
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A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look
Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant cloud of helium gas that sweeps across its parent star well before the planet itself.
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Northern lights may be visible in 15 states Dec. 3
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
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When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it
People who played the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” were less likely to cooperate when the other player was a male human or AI, and exploited female players.
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NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)
Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs
In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.
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James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space
New James Webb telescope observations of the 'super-puff' planet WASP-107b show that the exoplanet's runaway atmosphere is frantically escaping into space.
Space is filling with junk and scientists have a fix
Earth’s orbit is getting crowded with broken satellites and leftover rocket parts. Researchers say the solution is to build spacecraft that can be repaired, reused, or recycled instead of abandoned. They also want new tools to collect old debris and new data systems that help prevent collisions. The
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
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Last-minute camera deals: Grab these final few Cyber Monday camera deals before they're gone
Looking to level up your photography gear? Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, but if you're fast, you can still save big on these final few camera deals, from Canon, Sony and Nikon.
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Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission to the International Space Station after violating ITAR regulations, according to the Russian publication The Insider.
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Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why
Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.
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Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since
The snakes stayed large and thrived even when cooling temperatures and shrinking habitats killed off other giant reptiles millions of years ago.
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For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
All eight of the International Space Station's docking ports are currently occupied by visiting spacecraft, marking a milestone for crewed spaceflight.
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Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible
A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti.
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Hurry! The best done on the market is still on sale for Cyber Monday, but there are only a few left in stock
It's not too late to get a great Cyber Monday drone deal, as the DJI Mavic 4 Pro is still $500, but there aren't many left, so you'll have to be quick.