Category: Science

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.

Experts explain damage that can happen to your eyes if you stare at the partial eclipse without using adequate protection.

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change.

A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where tomorrow’s partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much of the sun will be blocked out, and what time the eclipse will hit its peak.

On March 11, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.

“That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we’ve got to change the way we’re looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore.”

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.

This plaque commemorating the STS-107 space shuttle Columbia crew looks over the Mars landscape after the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, landed and deployed onto the red planet on Jan. 4, 2004. The plaque, mounted on the high-gain antenna, is shown while the rover underwent final checkout March 28, 2003, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Everything you need to know to photograph a meteor shower, from choosing the right time to camera settings, and some advanced techniques for creating meteor images you can be proud of.

A recent study exposing AI models to carefully designed prompts around trauma revealed they can get anxious, potentially affecting the conversation and having negative impacts on people who use such models to discuss their mental health.

Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape.

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration. (Image credit: Christophe Simon)

Your pet’s love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten.

March 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.