‘Closest view’ yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images reveal the comet’s bright coma but
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Harvest supermoon photos: See the moon at its biggest and brightest in pictures from around the world
This year’s full ‘Harvest moon’ was also a supermoon. Check out some of the best images of this lunar event with our worldwide gallery.
5 of the best Prime Day stargazing deals we’d be buying this October
We’ve tested dozens of telescopes, binoculars, cameras and star projectors, and here are five of the best Prime Day deals on products we’ve personally tested.
Discoveries that enabled quantum computers win the Nobel Prize in physics
In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis demonstrated quantum effects in an electric circuit, an advance that underlies today’s quantum computers.
What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology
A nearly 20,000-year-old woolly rhino horn reveals the extinct herbivores lived as long as modern-day rhinos, despite harsher Ice Age conditions.
Hundreds of ancient gold and silver coins from possible Celtic market found in Czech Republic
Hundreds of gold and silver coins, along with jewelry and other artifacts, have been found in the Czech Republic at what might have been an
Our favorite noise-canceling headphones are now a huge $150 off in the Prime Day sale
Save 43% on the ultra-cosy Bose QuietComfort headphones at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart.
‘The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed’: The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt
In this excerpt from “Born: A History of Childbirth,” author and historian Lucy Inglis reveals records from ancient Egypt that show how female physicians treated
The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling
The Nobel committee said that the laureates’ work provides opportunities to develop “the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum
A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has
The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump
Amazon just dropped the price on one of our favorite star projectors for Prime Day in October
The Pococo Galaxy Star projector is now down to just $79.99 for Prime Day.
‘The Big One’ could be even worse than COVID-19. Here’s what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics.
The new book “The Big One” describes lessons learned from past pandemics and how they might be applied to mitigate the dangers of future outbreaks.
Quantum record smashed as scientists build mammoth 6,000-qubit system — and it works at room temperature
A new system, made by splitting a laser beam into 12,000 tweezers and trapping 6,100 neutral atom qubits, hit new heights for coherence times.