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James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that gala...

China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight (video)
LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the prep work ahead of th...

Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles. Will it reveal more about the interstellar invader?
At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles re...

Neil deGrasse Tyson on his new book and the hidden dangers of defunding science: 'That will ultimately bite you in the ass' (exclusive)
We spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new Q&A book "Just Visiting This Planet: Further Scientific Adventures of Me...

Chemistry on Saturn's huge moon Titan is even weirder than we thought
Titan's chemical inventory is believed to bear some resemblance to the prebiotic soup on the early Earth.

New eye implants combined with augmented-reality glasses help blind people read again in small trial
Of the 38 patients with age-related macular degeneration, 80% were able to read again after having the eye implant and u...

Unitree's H2 robot poses, pirouettes and pulls off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement
Chinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 "Destiny Awakening" — and it's eerily l...

'Illegal' metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years
A man found a Roman-era hoard in Germany dating to around 2,000 years ago, but he took eight years to tell authorities a...

'Doom' at 20 — a staggeringly dull movie that really should have been left buried on Mars
Not even Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson can save you from this Martian disaster.

New study reveals why time seems to move faster the older we get
A new study hints that age-related changes in our brains may explain why time feels like it's slipping away faster with...

Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' gets its tail temporarily torn to pieces by solar wind
An astrophotographer snapped a stunning shot of Comet Lemmon's flowing tail getting shredded by a strong gust of solar w...

Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' flies through auroras over Scotland during surprise solar storm
A photographer snapped a striking shot of Comet Lemmon streaking over Scotland as the night sky unexpectedly filled up w...

Scientists discover first direct evidence that slivers of 'proto-Earth' may survive today
In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in...

The other space race: why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit
An academic dives into "the other space race" as countries work to send satellites and other objects into orbit around t...

NASA'd too hard: The ultimate NASA trivia quiz
Test your knowledge of NASA's triumphs, setbacks, and space-age breakthroughs that define this space agency's legendary...