Just in time for the total lunar eclipse, this beginner-friendly telescope is now $100 off at Amazon
The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5-inch Schmidt-Cass is now down to $479 at Amazon, making it easy to enjoy the blood moon eclipse on March
Category: Science
‘It doesn’t lie. So who are you?’: What happens when DNA tests show a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to?
“At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces.” In this book excerpt, Lise
March 2026 night sky — what to see and what you need
While the total lunar eclipse on March 3 is the main event of the month, there’s plenty more to see throughout the month of March
Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues
Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs.
On moonshots and Minneapolis
Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions.
Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover
A new method of studying the contents of soil samples has revealed Stone Age people in Sweden were buried in decorated fur-and-feather clothing.
Acing this new AI exam — which its creators say is the toughest in the world — might point to the first signs of AGI
Humanity’s Last Exam is a PhD-level benchmark designed to test the limits of AI reasoning. Although Google’s Gemini 3 scored a staggering 48.4%, experts stress
NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon, targeting two 2028 landings and a 2027 in-orbit docking flight
A major shakeup to NASA’s Artemis program will step rocket launches up to an annual basis, and discard a Boeing-designed upper stage.
NASA scraps its 2027 moon landing, adds two missions in 2028
Rather than land astronauts on the moon, the Artemis III mission will now focus on docking and space suit tests in low Earth orbit.
Take it from the Olympics, slushy winter sports may be the new normal
Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics. Athletes there — and everywhere — may need to adjust how they train and perform.
Making an Entrance
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin
Break It To Make It: How Fracturing Sculpts Tissues and Organs
There’s a moment, just before the tight mass of cells that is a developing mouse embryo implants itself in the womb, that it all comes
This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one
As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on
The sun just experienced its first ‘spotless days’ in 4 years — but we’re not in the clear yet
Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This normally indicates