Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth today — and you can watch it live
Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18).
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What scientists are learning about geoengineering from satellite pollution
Professor Eloise Marais from the University College London talks about her research on pollution from satellites and its impact on earth’s climate.
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Maps Interstellar Ice in Milky Way
An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx mission reveals vast frozen complexes in the Cygnus X star-forming region of the Milky Way galaxy. The chemical signature
Why aren’t brain transplants possible?
Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another.
World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine. (Image credit: Constant Same
‘Last titan’ of Thailand discovered, and it’s the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia
A newfound species of long-necked dinosaur from Thailand lived up to 120 million years ago, and it’s the largest known of its kind from Southeast
‘We kept finding large, circular mass graves’ in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists report
Archaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt.
Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week
A striking new image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is helping astronomers solve one of the biggest mysteries in star formation.
A surprising solution to cut asphalt’s impact on human health
Elham Fini, professor of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University, talks about her work on the health impact of asphalt emissions
A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine. (Image credit: Constant Same
At the Edge of Light
A portion of the Moon’s far side is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the
8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it’s unclear if he was enslaved
A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two indentured servants.
What counts as ‘close contact’? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define
Health officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via “close contact.” Live Science spoke to experts about what that
Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals were the world’s oldest dentists, and the first nuclear bomb explosion spawned an ‘alien’ crystal
May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over