
Human Extinction Predictions Spark Scientific Debate

ALMA and JWST solve major star formation mystery: Space photo of the week
For the first time ever, astronomers revealed the birthplace of an energetic jet blasted by a newborn star using the Ata...

A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space astrophotographer portrait (photo)
The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.

How do our brains wake up?
How do we go from sound asleep to awake in the blink of an eye?

Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today on rocket's record-breaking 31st flight
SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct.

Watch SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Oct. 20
SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (Oc...

$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved fr...

Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Global Space Awards in London
The cosmos is getting its own red carpet.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive
On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fig...

Astronomers detect first 'heartbeat' of a newborn star hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion
Astronomers have uncovered the source of a strange, repeating signal nestled within a powerful cosmic explosion.

How can Europe fight back against incursions by drone aircraft?
An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.

Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered
The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, res...

The moon and Venus take a morning stroll through the sky on Oct. 19
Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky....

Science news this week: Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image object 'moving' at 99.9% the speed of light, and James Webb telescope spots something exciting blasting from black hole M87*
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3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert
A 3,500-year-old Egyptian fortress has been discovered on an ancient military road in the north Sinai Desert.

Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today (Oct.