
Human Extinction Predictions Spark Scientific Debate

Spectacular blue spiral light brightens up night sky, likely from Space X rocket
A stunning blue light likely caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fuel illuminated the night skies over Europe on Monday.

Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after...

'Alien' encounter: ISS crew member plays joke as SpaceX team arrives
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner welcomed the Crew-10 astronauts in a unique way to the International Space Station on Marc...

Athena lunar lander makes it to the moon — but its condition remains unknown
Mission controllers were able to confirm that Athena lunar lander made it to the moon, but they do not know the status o...

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost lands on the moon with equipment for NASA
A private lunar lander carrying equipment to deliver for NASA touched down on the moon on Sunday, with the company'...

Mars’ red color may be related to a habitable past: study
A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool wate...

Scientists link gene to emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in hu...

Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month.

Orbiter photos show lunar modules from first 2 moon landings more than 50 years later
Photos taken by the India Space Research Organization moon orbiter Chandrayaan 2 recently show aerial images of Apollo 1...

NASA finalizes strategy for human presence in space
NASA finalized its strategy for sustaining a human presence in space this week, looking ahead toward the planned de-orbi...

Complete mastodon jaw found in New York homeowner's backyard: 'Remarkable discovery'
A complete mastodon jaw found by a New York homeowner will undergo "extensive scientific analysis" before bein...

Interstellar Voyager 1 resumes operations after pause in communications with NASA
NASA and Voyager 1 resumed communications and operations after a fault protection system switched the interstellar space...

Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055
Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months.

Virginia Tech study shows dogs can detect invasive lanternfly
Catching the spotted lanterfly early is key, but finding its eggs is no easy task.

Harvard physicist says massive interstellar object could be alien probe on 'reconnaissance mission'
Massive interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, larger than Manhattan, shows unusual glow pattern and planetary alignment that Har...