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How Cold War Scientists Designed a Starship That Could Reach Another Sun
Scientists and engineers have long dreamed of using fusion-powered spacecraft to reach other star systems within a human lifetime. Concepts first expl…
By Hayden Walsh · Aug 5, 2026
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Curiosity Rover Stumbles Upon a Breathtaking Sea of Honeycomb Patterns on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed unusual honeycomb-like patterns on the surface of Mars. The geometric shapes, known as polygonal fractures, me…
By Casey Morgan · Aug 5, 2026
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A Giant Iceberg Cracked Open Antarctica and Revealed a Secret Fish City
Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 fish nests beneath Antarctica's ice, revealed after a massive iceberg broke away from the Larsen C ice shel…
By Sydney Parker · Aug 4, 2026
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The Galaxy's Most Common Planet Is One Our Solar System Somehow Never Made
Astronomers have confirmed more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system in just three decades, and the findings have delivered a major surprise. Th…
By Drew Mitchell · Aug 4, 2026
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The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12 With Rare Perfect Conditions
The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on August 12 and 13, offering one of the best stargazing events of the summer. The Perseids are widely consid…
By Avery Bennett · Aug 3, 2026
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On Mars, Spring at Your Feet and Winter at Your Head at the Same Moment
Mars's extremely thin atmosphere creates dramatic temperature differences across incredibly short distances. Near the equator around midday, sunlit gr…
By Morgan Ellis · Aug 3, 2026
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A Dead SpaceX Rocket Is About to Strike the Moon at 5,400 Miles Per Hour
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster is on a collision course with the Moon, and the impact is expected to be visible from Earth through telescopes. When …
By Reese Coleman · Aug 2, 2026
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Jupiter's Gravity Is Keeping an Alien Ocean Liquid — And It's Bigger Than All of Earth's Seas
Jupiter's moon Europa hides an ocean beneath its icy surface that holds more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined, despite being smaller t…
By Hayden Walsh · Aug 2, 2026
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How Rats on Tropical Islands Are Quietly Dismantling Coral Reef Ecosystems
A new study highlights how interconnected ecosystems truly are, even across seemingly unrelated environments. Researchers found that reef fish thrived…
By Jordan Hayes · Aug 1, 2026
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The Silent War Above Us — How Satellites Became the New Battleground
Earth's orbiting satellites have so far been spared from modern warfare, but that could be changing. As nations increasingly depend on satellites for …
By Jamie Sullivan · Aug 1, 2026
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope Is Ready to Rewrite the Rules of Astronomy
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30, marking a major milestone in space exploration. The powerful observatory is expected to re…
By Avery Bennett · Jul 31, 2026
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SpaceX Sends Secret Spy Satellite to Orbit in Predawn Florida Launch
SpaceX successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Stat…
By Devin Marsh · Jul 31, 2026
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Ancient Predator's Painful Secret — Saber-Toothed Cats Were Falling Apart Before Extinction
A new study reveals that saber-toothed cats suffered significant spinal deformities in the period leading up to their extinction. Researchers believe …
By Avery Bennett · Jul 30, 2026
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A Tiny Shark Bit a Perfect Circle Into a Great White's Head and Scientists Are Thrilled
A 16-foot great white shark was discovered with an unusual perfectly circular wound in its head, and experts say another predator was responsible. Res…
By Casey Morgan · Jul 30, 2026
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Our Nearest Galactic Neighbor Is Slowly Dying Out, Hubble Reveals
The Andromeda galaxy is slowly dying out, according to a new study using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope data. Researchers found that star formation in …
By Cameron Brooks · Jul 29, 2026
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Uranus Rolls Around the Sun on Its Side and the Seasons Are Staggering
Uranus experiences some of the most extreme seasons in the solar system due to its unusual sideways tilt, which causes it to roll around the Sun rathe…
By Hayden Walsh · Jul 29, 2026
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The Ocean's Most Mysterious Voice Has Been Calling for Decades With No Reply
Scientists have spent decades tracking a mysterious whale that calls at a unique frequency no other whale responds to, raising questions about whether…
By Avery Bennett · Jul 28, 2026
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A SpaceX Rocket Is About to Hit the Moon and Nobody Is in Charge of Stopping It
A discarded SpaceX rocket stage is on a collision course with the Moon, but the bigger concern is what happens as lunar space gets increasingly crowde…
By Jordan Hayes · Jul 28, 2026
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Space Robots Are Strapping Jetpacks on Dying Satellites to Keep Them Flying
A private mission has launched with the goal of extending the operational lives of communication satellites that have run out of fuel. Rather than let…
By Casey Morgan · Jul 27, 2026
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Our Second-Nearest Potentially Habitable Neighbor Is a World You've Never Heard Of
A newly confirmed planet called GJ 887 d has claimed the title of second-closest known habitable-zone planet to Earth. Confirmed in 2026, it orbits a …
By Emerson Gray · Jul 27, 2026
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Catfish Are Spreading Cancer to Each Other Like a Parasite, Scientists Find
Scientists have identified only the fourth known transmissible cancer in history, and the first ever found in a fish. Researchers discovered a melanom…
By Casey Morgan · Jul 26, 2026
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Rare Deep-Sea Squid Filmed Carrying Thousands of Eggs Off Chile's Coast
Scientists exploring the deep seafloor off Chile have captured rare footage of a mysterious creature gliding across the ocean bottom. What makes the s…
By Cameron Brooks · Jul 26, 2026
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This Tapeworm Hacks Ants' Biology to Live Longer Than Their Own Queen
A remarkable parasite has been discovered that dramatically extends the lifespan of ants, allowing infected individuals to live up to ten times longer…
By Emerson Gray · Jul 25, 2026
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Saturn's Titan Is Bigger Than a Planet — And Stranger Than You Think
Saturn's moon Titan is one of the most remarkable objects in our solar system, stretching larger than the planet Mercury in size. Despite its impressi…
By Devin Marsh · Jul 25, 2026