Astronomy

Apple TV+'s excellent adaptation of Martha Wells’s witty sci-fi novels scores another mission as 'Murderbot' is renewed for season 2.

Four mountaineers and astronomy lovers hiked the tallest peak in Western Europe.

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions

Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case

Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case

SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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Φsat-2, a miniature satellite, has completed its commissioning and has begun delivery of science data, using algorithms to efficiently process and compress Earth observation images, as well as detect wildfires, ships, marine pollution and more.

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All its parts have been built and put together. It has been wrapped in shiny gold insulating foil. Its launch is getting closer. But the Smile spacecraft had one major phase to pass before it could be certified ready for space – and it involved testing, testing and yet more testing.

The U.S. government's "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act finds funding for Artemis and Lunar Gateway, but nearly half of NASA's science missions are on the chopping block ahead of the 2026 budget.

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another question

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Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last four flu pandemics

The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.

Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected

Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected