Is the moon geologically dead? Maybe not, says new evidence

Recently scientists found 266 lunar ridges on the far side: evidence the Moon has been active within the past 200 million years and might still be active today.

Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists

New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing organic molecules.

'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

The Ocean Surface Is Warming Over 400% Faster Than in The 1980s

The team warns that if this trend continues, in only the next 20 years, we will exceed the sea surface temperature rise we've experienced in the last 40 years.

Astronomers Discover Exoplanets Falling Apart in Space

Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to a comet's. 

'Artificial Sun' Blazes Past 1,000 Seconds in New Fusion Record

The team behind the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in China kept their fusion drive running for more than 1,000 seconds for the first time – lasting for 1,066 seconds (almost 18 minutes) to be exact.

Digital literacy could help reduce climate and disaster conspiracy theories

In recent years, the proliferation of conspiracy theories amid escalating climate disasters and their aftermath has become an alarming trend.

Universe's First Stars Flooded The Cosmos With Water, Study Says

A new study argues that Pop III stars flooded the cosmos with water. Based on this, by 100 to 200 million years after the Big Bang, there could have been enough water and other elements in molecular clouds for life to form.

Fast radio burst in long-dead galaxy puzzles astronomers

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are puzzling phenomena because their details are so difficult to resolve. Astronomers added another piece to the puzzle with the detection of an FRB that seems to originate in a dead galaxy.

Astronomers find the most distant supernova yet

JWST revealed a massive star that ended its life in an explosion when the universe was just a cosmic toddler.

How AI Is Redefining Death, Memory, and Immortality

Our digital legacies don’t just preserve memories; they can continue to influence the world, long after we’re gone.

Astronauts' eyes weaken during long space missions

The low levels of gravity (microgravity) in space cause significant changes in astronauts' eyes and vision after six to 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

What is the pyrocene? An epoch of human-caused fire

The term "pyrocene" suggests a geologic epoch dominated by human-caused fires. Humanity and fire have been reforging the Earth since the end of the last glaciation, about 11,500 years ago.

Super-Earth vs. Sub-Neptune? The Winner is Super-Venus

New data from James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System.