In the first of two episodes, Ian Sample sits down with physicist Carlo Rovelli to discuss the ideas in his new book, Helgoland, and the strange...
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century. The world’s oceans are...
People who do not have coronavirus symptoms can have just as much virus in their system as those who are hospitalized with COVID-19, and some people...
SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center March 14. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on March 14,...
‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object, elicited much excitement among astronomers—and some hyperbole about extraterrestrial intelligence—but such “exobodies”...
SpaceX reportedly has a plan to send its Starship and Super Heavy rocket system on its first orbital flight by July 1, 2021.
Something wandering through space has caught the attention of experts.
Alena Wicker hopes to be working for NASA by the time she's 16.
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is creating a viral archive, an archaeological record of history in the making. One aspect of this archive is increased environmental...
Why it's on the run is unclear, but its unusual velocity may be caused by a recent merger or an unseen partner.