Discover
WORTH KNOWING
Northern Lights May Dance Across Utah Skies This Weekend
Utah and other western states may witness another spectacular northern lights display Thursday and Friday nights due to an ongoing geomagnetic storm. …
By Quinn Foster · Jun 6, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Scientists Find East Asia's Tallest Tree After Decade-Long Quest
Taiwan's rugged interior has revealed "The Heaven Sword," now recognized as East Asia's tallest tree following a nearly decade-long search that began …
By Rowan Fletcher · Jun 6, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Iron Meteor Explodes Over Cape Cod Bay Creating Massive Sonic Boom
A meteor struck Cape Cod on Saturday, creating a loud sonic boom that puzzled residents across the Northeast. NASA has determined the space rock is li…
By Taylor Reed · Jun 5, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Soviet Cosmonaut Bleeds Oxygen to Survive First Spacewalk Crisis
On March 18, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first human to walk in space during the Voskhod 2 mission. However, his spacesui…
By Hayden Walsh · Jun 5, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Venus and Jupiter Dance Together as June Night Sky Delivers Spectacular Shows
Space.com has released a stargazing guide for June 2026, helping astronomy enthusiasts plan their nighttime observations. The guide provides detailed …
By Jordan Hayes · Jun 4, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Cosmic Collision Created Earth's Gold in Violent Stellar Smash
Nearly all gold on Earth, including wedding rings and coins, was created billions of years ago when dead stars called neutron stars violently collided…
By Morgan Ellis · Jun 4, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Comet 67P Reveals Building Blocks of Life in Stinky Space Cloud
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft discovered foul-smelling gases streaming from Comet 67P between 2014 and 2016, including hydrogen sulfi…
By Cameron Brooks · Jun 3, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
All Female Fish Defies Evolution by Cloning Itself for 100000 Years
A remarkable all-female fish species has survived for 100,000 years without any males, challenging long-held scientific beliefs about evolutionary bio…
By Rowan Fletcher · Jun 3, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Scientists Detect Rare Particle Decay That Defies Physics Predictions
Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have detected unusual behavior in rare B meson particle decays that deviates significantly from current phy…
By Drew Mitchell · Jun 2, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Five Foot Meteor Creates Massive Explosion Over Massachusetts Coast
A meteor exploded off the Massachusetts coast, creating a loud boom that was heard across the region. NASA reported that the energy released when the …
By Drew Mitchell · Jun 2, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Apollo Footprints Could Last Millions of Years Despite Cosmic Forces
Apollo astronaut footprints from 1969 could remain visible on the Moon for up to a million years. Unlike Earth, the lunar surface has no wind or rain …
By Rowan Fletcher · Jun 1, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Earth's Three Trillion Trees Vastly Outnumber Milky Way's Stars
Earth is home to approximately three trillion trees, significantly outnumbering the stars in our galaxy. While NASA estimates the Milky Way contains b…
By Reese Coleman · Jun 1, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Cosmic Void So Vast It Would Have Hidden Galaxies Until the 1960s
The Boötes Void is a massive, nearly empty region of space stretching 330 million light-years across in the direction of the constellation Boötes. Als…
By Casey Morgan · May 31, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Ancient Coral Fossils Reveal Earth Days Were Only 22 Hours Long
Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down for billions of years due to tidal friction that transfers energy from our planet to the Moon. Ancien…
By Emerson Gray · May 31, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Ancient Fish-Eating Raptor Hunted Like Modern Herons in Patagonia
Scientists have discovered a new species of raptor-like dinosaur called Kank australis that lived 70 million years ago in southern Patagonia. The dino…
By Avery Bennett · May 30, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Cold War Spy Satellites Accidentally Discovered Universe's Most Powerful Explosions
In the late 1960s, US satellites designed to monitor for secret Soviet nuclear tests began detecting mysterious gamma ray flashes that didn't match an…
By Jamie Sullivan · May 30, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Japanese Scientists Uncover Giant Virus That Hijacks Cells in Revolutionary Way
Scientists have identified a new giant virus with an unprecedented replication method never observed before. This discovery represents a significant b…
By Devin Marsh · May 29, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Space Dust Hides in City Gutters Waiting to Be Discovered
Earth receives thousands of tonnes of extraterrestrial dust annually, with most particles smaller than sand grains. This space material falls everywhe…
By Cameron Brooks · May 29, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Webb Telescope Reveals Dark Scorched Super-Earth Resembling Mercury
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a dark, heavily scorched exoplanet that resembles Mercury or the Moon but is about 30 percent larger tha…
By Hayden Walsh · May 28, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
NASA Engineers Rewrite Space Software Across Solar System to Save Jupiter Mission
NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter faced potential disaster in 1991 when its high-gain antenna failed to deploy properly. Rather than abandon the flags…
By Cameron Brooks · May 28, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
China Sends Artificial Embryos to Space Station in Groundbreaking Reproduction Study
China has sent artificial embryos into orbit as part of research into human reproduction in space. The experiment aims to determine whether humans cou…
By Emerson Gray · May 27, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Rare Ostrich Dinosaur Fossil Reveals Ancient Pacific Coastline Secrets
Paleontologists have discovered a dinosaur tail vertebra on a small British Columbia island, providing strong evidence that bird-like ornithomimosaurs…
By Rowan Fletcher · May 27, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
China Streamlines Lunar Programs to Accelerate Moon Race
China is consolidating its space programs by combining its crewed and uncrewed lunar mission capabilities, sharing expertise and experience between th…
By Emerson Gray · May 26, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Climate Change Alters Earth's Rotation at Rate Unseen in 3.6 Million Years
Scientists have discovered that climate change is causing Earth's rotation to slow down in a way that hasn't occurred in 3.6 million years. This unpre…
By Taylor Reed · May 26, 2026