
Scientists Pinpoint Maximum Human Lifespan Amid Groundbreaking

'Fallout: New Vegas' came out 15 years ago, but there's never been a better time to return to the Mojave Wasteland
Fallout Season 2 is taking us back to New Vegas as the legendary RPG turns 15, but there are more reasons to return to t...

Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption
Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a s...

Easter Island statues may have 'walked' thanks to 'pendulum dynamics' and with as few as 15 people, study finds
Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debat...

New smart ring is a novel way to control your computer — it has the humble mouse firmly in its sights
The picoRing device ditches Bluetooth for a novel magnetic relay system linked to a wristband, slashing its power consum...

Watch comets Lemmon and SWAN make their closest approach to Earth live online on Oct. 20
The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.

Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest this week — here's how to spot them
Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct.

ALMA and JWST solve major star formation mystery: Space photo of the week
For the first time ever, astronomers revealed the birthplace of an energetic jet blasted by a newborn star using the Ata...

A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space astrophotographer portrait (photo)
The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.

How do our brains wake up?
How do we go from sound asleep to awake in the blink of an eye?

Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today on rocket's record-breaking 31st flight
SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct.

Watch SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Oct. 20
SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (Oc...

$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved fr...

Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Global Space Awards in London
The cosmos is getting its own red carpet.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive
On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fig...

Astronomers detect first 'heartbeat' of a newborn star hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion
Astronomers have uncovered the source of a strange, repeating signal nestled within a powerful cosmic explosion.