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SpaceX will launch epic double-catch Starship Flight 15 test mission on Nov. 13
SpaceX's next Starship test flight will take place on Friday (Nov. 13), and it will be epic: The company will try to catch both of the vehicle's stages when they return to Earth.
Meteorite that landed in Cape Cod was a 'lone wolf' from the outer solar system, scientists find
A meteor that exploded into fragments that fell into Cape Cod Bay was once part of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, scientists found.
A hummingbird's brilliant magenta feathers depend on a hidden middle layer
The brilliant magenta feathers on the head and throat of a male Anna's hummingbird present an optical puzzle. Magenta cannot be produced by a single wavelength of light. Instead, …
NASA unveils $10 billion in moon base contracts, new lunar missions and the 'PROMISE' of a nuclear-powered rover
NASA is pushing ahead with its plan to build a moon base for astronauts by 2032, unveiling up to $10 billion in new contracts to launch and deliver cargo to Earth's nearest neighb…
NASA chief Jared Isaacman skydives into space agency's MAX POWER air show — 'Going into this job, I I knew we had to do something like this.'
"I promise you, there'll be more to come."
Optical experiment demonstrates the strong Mpemba effect in a single qubit
Typically, after a physical system is disturbed, it can gradually return toward a state of thermal equilibrium by exchanging heat with its surroundings. Thermal equilibrium is a s…
CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars
After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat…
Yes, it runs 'Doom': Satellite plays iconic game in world's 1st demonstration of orbital voice control
The world's first voice command of a satellite saw an experimental European spacecraft play the iconic video game 'Doom' after operators spoke to it from Earth.
Fallout From the Flames
Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. Powerful wildfires upended life for residents in Maui, Hawaiʻi, in 2023. In early 2025, the Eaton and P…
Chesapeake Bay’s Osprey Population Is Falling. Is Its Food Supply a Factor?
For 20 years, Roberta Kellam, a retired lawyer and longtime birder, has watched ospreys return to their nests and raise chicks from her home on Nassawadox Creek, on Virginia’s Eas…
Britain’s Data Center Boom Meets Growing Resistance
Ambily Banerjee moved to Langley, in the borough of Slough, 18 miles west of London, for its good schools and green spaces. Now, Microsoft is planning to move in nearby. Its propo…
Is it true that … dock leaves cure nettle stings?
It’s a time-honoured treatment and rubbing certainly helps, but other leaves could be just as goodIf you’ve ever brushed against a stinging nettle, chances are someone told you to…
‘A new age of climate extremes’: Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate
Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit beginsHeat is accumulating in Earth’s systems at an accelerating rate, the UN’s wea…
Cop31 live: world leaders gather for crucial climate crisis talks
UN climate summit will focus on how to implement the targets needed to urgently cut greenhouse gas emissionsWhat is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?Key p…
Can you solve it? The multi-choice maths quiz taking over the world
This Kangaroo is jumping!There is nothing in education quite like the Kangaroo. A multiple-choice maths challenge sat by more than seven million children in around 120 countries, …
Starwatch: Count these stars to find out how dark the sky is where you are
Great Square of Pegasus’s four corners are widely visible, but its inner stars provide a useful indicator of darknessThis week, we are going to locate the Great Square of Pegasus …
Democrats to attend Cop31 climate talks boosted by midterms and eager to make up for Trump-era setbacks
US government will have no official presence at UN’s annual climate summit, this year’s Cop31 held in Antalya, TurkeyThe US will be absent from key UN climate talks that start on …
Is Cop31 a huge scam? Let’s ask the penguins of the future | First Dog on the Moon
It’s 2126 and class is getting under way beneath the Earth’s remaining ocean Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the Fi…
APOD: 2026 November 9 – Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 9 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosm…
Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum
The ozone hole ranked seventh largest by area in 48 years of monitoring, but it was not as deep as other large holes on record.
Small histone differences help shape gene regulation during sperm development
Researchers from Kyushu University have found that H3mm15, a histone H3.3 subvariant, contributes to normal sperm development in mice by helping regulate gene expression during sp…
Liquid-assisted crystal growth cuts perovskite defects for efficient solar cells and LEDs
A research team led by professor Seong Sik Shin of the SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), in international collaboration with the…
JWST tracks more than 100 magnified stellar events in the Dragon galaxy
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers identified 104 magnified stellar events in a galaxy known as the Dragon, located around 6.5 billion light-years …
How space weather powers auroras in the sky and threatens power grids on the ground
An aurora is one of nature's most spectacular light shows: It looks like green or red curtains rippling across the night sky. When viewed from the ground, this colorful display mi…