Superfast 6G has a major problem — signals struggle to pass through physical barriers. But scientists have invented a $2 wall tile that can fix that.…
SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.…
The Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to travel beyond the Moon. Their 1…
Description This map of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, shows the locations of 10 air sensors that NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission i…
Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.…
Scientists discovered a small, yellowish mountain horned dragon in Thailand and named it Acanthosaura syrax after a dragon from House of the Dragon. Found only …
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The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug. 12-13. But could we be in for even more impressive dis…
A faint ribbon of stars around a distant galaxy has become the first globular cluster stellar stream ever identified beyond the Milky Way. Because the stars tra…
The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration…
Want great views of this week's partial lunar eclipse or a closer look at Saturn as it reaches opposition in October? This Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ, nearly 50…
Researchers have created a tiny chip that produces a stable “rainbow” of light capable of generating multiple high-frequency signals at once, potentially boosti…
A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.…
Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By com…
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore.…
Gut bacteria can transform nitrate and plant-based iron from vegetables and other foods into protective molecules that may benefit the heart and metabolism. In …
Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to begin its mission to explore the universe.…
It isn’t often that new image formats land in browsers. In the early 2000s we had JPEG, GIF, and PNG. The 2010s gave us WebP, which was a modest step up from JP…
The earliest example of the Milky Way cannibalising a smaller galaxy for its growth involved a cosmic meal that left a scar at the heart of our galaxy.…
David Heinemeier Hansson, aka DHH, has put a number on how serious he is about desktop Linux. That number is eight million dollars, and it's going into a brand …
Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon's surface for billions…
Practical quantum computers have been ten years away for the last several decades. Now, however, it's beginning to look as though they will be possible in just …
The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy and debate, as Space.com meets one astronomer who believes t…
Follow our live coverage as we count down to the best lunar eclipse until December 2028, with the latest news, viewing tips and live updates.…