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This Map Shows Exactly What You’ll See During April’s Eclipse From Everywhere in the United States

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

More than 300 million people in the US will see a partial eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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Space

The Solar Eclipse May Include A Rare Comet If You Look In Just the Right Spot

ByKiona Smith

The comet might be bright enough to see with the unaided eye during the eclipse, but only if it erupts at the right time.

People watch a solar eclipse, in Santiago de Chile, Chile, 14 December 2020. A solar eclipse, partia...
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The Complete Guide To Avoiding Scams And Buying the Right Solar Eclipse Glasses

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Ghost Particles Could Help Untangle Quantum Gravity

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What Actually Happened to the Boeing Rocket Last Night?

A malfunctioning valve is not ideal.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Space
A Simple Chemical Reaction May Have Wiped Out Venus's Once Watery Clouds

A recent study suggests that weird chemistry in Venus's upper atmosphere may explain why the once-steamy planet has so little water today.

ByKiona Smith
Science
Why Venus May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Life In the Solar System

Venus and Earth once looked a lot alike. Could our planet’s forgotten early twin also contain life?

ByKiona Smith
Space
China Just Launched its Chang'e-6 Mission To Grab Samples From the Elusive Far Side of the Moon

Liftoff for the Moon’s newest robotic visitor.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Space
Eta Aquarids: This Spring’s Best Meteor Shower Is Peaking and You Cannot Miss It

April showers might bring May flowers, but May also brings a meteor shower.

ByKiona Smith
Gaming
New Starfield Update Will Finally Add These Widely Requested Features

Getting lost in Neon will be a thing of the past.

ByTrone Dowd
Space
Boeing Starliner Is Just Days Away From Its First Human Test Flight

All eyes are on Starliner.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Science
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Just Detected A Rare ‘Relic’ of the Big Bang

They found just a few from almost 10 years of data.

ByThe Conversation and Doug Cowen
Space
This New Telescope Could Create the Greatest Space Movie of All Time

The world’s largest digital camera is epic, from its size to its ambitious movie.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Science
Inside the Quest To Darken Chile’s Atacama Desert Skies

Light pollution is threatening the future of astronomy. Can a new nationwide lighting standard make a difference?

ByAlexa Robles-Gil and Undark
Space
Whoa! The Webb Telescope Zoomed Way into the Iconic Horsehead Nebula

This dense cloud of interstellar gas is 3,000 light years away, but it looks close enough to touch.

ByKiona Smith
Science
Did Life on Earth Come From Space? A New Study Gives the Theory a Boost

The building blocks of life might form more easily in outer space.

ByThe Conversation and Christian Schroeder
Science
Inside the Quest to Confirm A Strange 60-Year-Old Theory About Stonehenge

Archaeological evidence suggests Stonehenge also aligns with moonrise and moonset.

ByThe Conversation, Erica Ellingson, Amanda Chadburn and Fabio Silva
Space
The Iconic Hubble Telescope Just Turned 34 And We Can’t Stop Staring At Its Birthday Snapshot

This pretty and puffy Nebula is more than what it seems.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Space
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Stumbled On A Glistening Lava Lake On Jupiter’s Moon Io

Loki Patera is like no place on Earth.

ByKiona Smith
Space
A Dead Star in a Nearby Galaxy Just Did Something Wild

A massive star in M82 lived fast, died young, and left an extremely magnetic corpse.

ByKiona Smith
Science

Electric Air Taxis Could Be Just A Few Years From Reality

ByThe Conversation and Jamey Jacob

Quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025.

Space

What Actually Happened to the Boeing Rocket Last Night?

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

A malfunctioning valve is not ideal.

Space

A Simple Chemical Reaction May Have Wiped Out Venus's Once Watery Clouds

ByKiona Smith

A recent study suggests that weird chemistry in Venus's upper atmosphere may explain why the once-steamy planet has so little water today.

Science

Why Venus May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Life In the Solar System

ByKiona Smith

Venus and Earth once looked a lot alike. Could our planet’s forgotten early twin also contain life?

Health

LSD — Yes, LSD — Shows Promising Results For Treating Anxiety

ByColin Davidson and The Conversation

A clinical trial in the US by the biopharmaceutical company MindMed has shown that a form of LSD (lysergide d-tartrate), given at a relatively low dose, can effectively treat people with anxiety.

Detox

This Extremely Common Sleeping Behavior Is Never Normal

ByElana Spivack

As much as 40 percent of adults snore, but when does a common behavior signal a problem?

Health

Over 700 Startups Have Invested Billions of Dollars Into Solving Humanity’s Most Challenging Problem

ByUndark and Emily Cataneo

In “Why We Die,” biologist and Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan explores the science of aging and life extension.

Health

What the Science Really Says About The Health Benefits Of Freezing Bread

ByThe Conversation and Duane Mellor

Several recent TikToks have claimed that freezing bread actually makes it healthier.

Pet Science

Yes, You Can Train Your Cat to Use the Toilet — But Experts Warn of These Potential Consequences

ByElana Spivack

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Science

Why Scotland Is Leading the World In This Essential Type Of Alternative Energy

ByUndark and Dan Falk

Tidal and wave energy may be the largest untapped resources of renewable energy on the planet. But will they work?