How to watch the SpaceX Starship launch livestream
The powerful rocket – which is also the world's biggest — is finally set to launch today.
The Webb Telescope finally shows us Uranus' glorious rings
We will never look at Uranus the same way again.
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
Why is the world's newest country facing an existential threat?
Climate activist Wendy Ahonda explains the devastating floods in South Sudan.
What the Webb Telescope can tell us about the TRAPPIST planets
Could we finally find life on another planet?
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
NASA's Artemis II moon mission astronauts describe re-entry to Stephen Colbert
"It's very hard to breathe and your eyes kind of flatten down. So tears start coming out the back of your eyes."
What is that giant seaweed blob hitting the Florida coast?
It's a sargassum, of course!
By Mark Stetson and Mike Pearl
Plastic pollution is clogging a river in Guatemala. Can we ever clean it?
Previous attempts to rid Las Vacas of its plastic have been unsuccessful.
How campaigning saved Europe's 'last wild river'
Albania's Vjosa River has become Europe's first wild river national park.
How worried should we be about Solar Flares?
"It's not like a big solar flare is going to knock everyone out tomorrow."
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
A black hole is quickly destroying a cloud of gas. Here's why.
This violent event is happening right now in the Milky Way
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
How the 'Doomsday Glacier' could change the world
The most unpredictable part of the climate change equation: humans.
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
NASA's Curiosity rover finds ancient waves on Mars
Waves in a frozen alien desert?
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
What the flying spiral spotted over Hawaii actually means
We need to talk about space tourism's growing environmental impact.
How the SpaceX Starship plans to reach Mars
"Do you get to the second planet, or do you not?"
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
Watch a supermassive black hole devour a star
NASA called it a "stellar snacking event."
What is that California-sized cloud on Mars?
For starters, it's not smoke billowing from a volcanic eruption.
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
Why are we sending a plastic-eating enzyme to space?
This bacteria was bioengineered to upcycle waste.
Can you power a village with a tiny stream?
The turbines are designed to be easily maintained in regions of the world where generating energy is difficult.
UK’s first ever satellite failed to make it to orbit
VirginOrbit is currently figuring out what went wrong.
How winter solstice is celebrated across different cultures
These traditions pre-date Christmas.
The world’s oldest DNA ever reveals a surprisingly lively Arctic
The polar desert was once a fertile land.
A wildflower restoration project creates the UK's biggest grassland yet
By sowing local plant species, the project aims to boost the coastal area's biodiversity.
Are 'planet-killer' asteroids really a threat to Earth?
"You need to know what's coming."
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman