Echidna named after David Attenborough believed to be extinct, rediscovered
Scientists in Indonesia captured Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna on video for the first time in over 60 years.
SpaceX delays second Starship launch to Saturday
When SpaceX attempted to launch Starship the first time, the test flight ended with an epic explosion over the Gulf of Mexico.
Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How and when to watch
The aerial spectacle happens annually in November and peaks towards the middle of the month. Here are the best ways to see it.
Watch: 'World's most dangerous bird' emerges from ocean in Australia, stunning beachgoers
"We’re not sure how long this animal was in the water or why it went for a swim but the footage is astonishing," Australian wildlife officials said.
US National Climate Assessment finds worsening warming is hurting people in all regions
The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five years, was released Tuesday with details that bring climate change's impacts down to a local level.
Watch: Auroral beads dance across starry sky
Video captured beautiful auroral beads dancing across a star-filled sky in Alaska.
Webb Telescope image of Pandora’s Cluster reveals hidden clues of most distant galaxies yet
Two of the galaxies in Pandora's Cluster are nearly 33 billion light years away, the second-and-fourth-farthest galaxies ever observed. Researchers say one galaxy looks like a "peanut" and the other a "fluffy ball" in the JWST images.
New NASA image shows the most colorful view of the universe yet
The image of MACS0416 was produced using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA rocket launches into Alaskan northern lights
While a rocket launching into the northern lights puts on a spectacular show, it wasn’t just by happenstance. The timing of this launch had to be just right to get the necessary scientific data.
Sun's elusive green flash spotted in Florida. Here's how you can capture it yourself
According to NASA, the green flash is a real phenomenon when the sun sets or rises, and its light is refracted by the Earth's atmosphere.
Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95
Frank Borman led the first team of American astronauts to circle the moon.
Watch: Deer suspected of ‘ding-dong ditch’ seen suspiciously darting off in video
Video shared by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office showed a deer darting from the scene.
Solar superstorm could 'wipe out the internet' for weeks or months, scientist says
Scientists are working to create an early warning system for dangerous solar activity that could damage critical technology.
Darrington locals say 'no' to reintroducing grizzlies to the wild
The debate over reintroducing grizzly bears in Washington State is growing more divisive by the day.
New pictures of galaxies by European space telescope 'dazzle' like nothing seen before
We've seen photos of these celestial landscapes before, but the "razor-sharp astronomical images" that Euclid provides show details that are new to the human eye.
NASA: Record-breaking black hole discovered by Webb and Chandra telescopes
The discovery using NASA's Webb telescope is exciting for black hole research because there is still much unknown about these enigmas of the universe. Astronomers believe black holes formed within the first billion years after the Big Bang.
Saturn's rings are disappearing, will be invisible from Earth in 2025
Saturn's many rings are disappearing, and in 2025, the rings won't be visible from Earth, at least temporarily.
Groundbreaking theory emerges about what really killed the dinosaurs
Researchers have a new working theory as to what killed the dinosaurs after studying sediment layers in North Dakota.
Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87
Astronaut Ken Mattingly is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth in 1970.
