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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide

The presence of sulfur dioxide around a hot Neptune exoplanet with an evaporating atmosphere could help us understand how it formed.

Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide

Hubble Telescope maps high-speed 'burps' from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time

Hubble has mapped the outflow "burps" of a nearby feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar for the first time, measuring speeds of 6.5 million m...

Hubble Telescope maps high-speed 'burps' from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time

Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking ne...

Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search

NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to 'spacesuit discomfort'

NASA has postponed a scheduled EVA today (June 13), as the two astronauts slated for the spacewalk were already putting on their suits.

NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to 'spacesuit discomfort'

Doctor Who 'Rogue': Who is the eponymous Rogue?

Who's the man who turns the Doctor's head in Regency England in "Doctor Who" episode 6 "Rogue"?

Doctor Who 'Rogue': Who is the eponymous Rogue?

Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk on June 13

Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday (June 13), and you can watch the action live.

Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk on June 13

This action-packed 'Borderlands' sneak peek is a chaotic blizzard of bullets (video)

Watch a new clip from director Eli Roth's upcoming live-action video game adaptation, "Borderlands."

This action-packed 'Borderlands' sneak peek is a chaotic blizzard of bullets (video)

'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 3: How do the Brendok witches use the Force?

The third episode of "The Acolyte" is a long flashback that adds more layers to both the story being told and the Star Wars universe as a whole.

'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 3: How do the Brendok witches use the Force?

Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see

By looking at Earth as an exoplanet, astronomers hope to search for similar fingerprints coming from planets around other stars, which would be a pote...

Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see

SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Florida June 13

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (June 13).

SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Florida June 13

Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the "most robust, fully and r...

Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)

Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost

Alaska's melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state's rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contam...

Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost

Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo)

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, which is down to two functioning gyroscopes, captures the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3059.

Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo)

Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA's iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples

More than 200 Chinese scientists gathered in Beijing recently for a seminar about the geology of the Chang'e 6 mission's landing area. Samples from th...

Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples

'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record

The JWST has proven itself to be a "supernova discovery machine" by finding 80 exploding stars in the infant universe, including the most distant and ...

'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record

Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)

NASA's fleet of robotic Martian explorers measured the effects of May's dramatic solar storms, experiencing the equivalent of undergoing about 30 ches...

Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)

India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft imaged the sun a week after it unleashed the rare G5 geomagnetic storm that sparked some of the strongest auroras in cent...

India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)

An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how

The sun protects our solar system's planets from the harsh environment of interstellar space; 2 million years ago, a dense cloud of matter could have ...

An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how

A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found

Scientists may have found missing pieces in the timeline that connects ancient Earth chemistry to modern day metabolic reactions.

A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found