There’s a comet blazing through our solar system this month.
Starting around April 5, Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS will be roughly 89 million miles from Earth, making its closest approach to the sun. That’s close enough that the comet could be visible…

There’s a comet blazing through our solar system this month.
Starting around April 5, Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS will be roughly 89 million miles from Earth, making its closest approach to the sun. That’s close enough that the comet could be visible…

Luckily for the Artemis 2 astronauts, space-toilet technology has advanced a bit in the past half century.
The Artemis 2 mission, which is currently targeting an April 1 liftoff, will send four people on a 10-day trip around the moon in NASA’s

Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head, and the transfer of charges will make your hair stand on end. Shuffle your feet on a carpet, and the charge imbalance you produce can shock…

When an invisible entity making up 85% of the universe’s mass stumps the greatest scientific minds of our time, awe is an understandable response.
Physicists call it “ dark matter, ” a substance they…

Quick facts
What it is: The Crab Nebula (also called M1), a supernova remnant
Where it is: 6,500 light-years away, in the constellation Taurus
When it was shared: March 23, 2026
The Hubble Space Telescope‘s surprising longevity is giving…

The sun has been Earth’s constant companion ever since our planet emerged. But if the sun were to suddenly disappear, what would happen to our home planet?
To understand the fate of a sunless Earth, it’s important to know how both arose. The sun…

How small can a QR code get? A team of researchers has pushed the limits to an extreme, creating one so tiny it can only be detected using an electron microscope. Scientists at TU Wien, working with data storage company Cerabyte, produced a QR…

A cone-shaped item that was photographed by a Mars rover and called into question by a scientist has now been identified
The oddly shaped object was photographed by NASA’s Curiosity rover in August 2022 in the Gale Crater, located near…

Collagen supplements have become one of the bestselling products in the wellness industry, promising everything from smoother skin to stronger joints. But do they actually work?
A major new review of the evidence – pulling together data from…