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Perhaps nothing makes us feel smaller than witnessing a celestial event. It’s a reminder that we, and the Earth, are just a tiny speck in an immense universe.

Of all the celestial events—eclipses, supermoons, novas—one of the easiest to…

The satellites in Amazon’s new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.

The study — which was posted on the online repository Arxiv on Jan. 12 but has…

A spectacular new image of the Helix Nebula…

Want to live longer? Tiny changes to your sleep, exercise and diet could add a year to your life

When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this position, the moon is the furthest away from us and so should appear about slightly smaller than when it is at its…

Day or night, many of us grind or clench our teeth, and don’t even realise we’re doing it. Here are three questions to ask yourself.

At least once a week, do you:

• feel sore in your temple, face, jaw, or near your ear?
• have pain when you open…

Christina Koch and her Artemis II crewmates have been training since 2023 for the mission that will return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in more than 50 years. Among the most distinctive elements of that preparation…

Look at your face in the mirror, and you’ll see it instantly: the chin. This small, bony…

As we get older, chemical marks on our DNA slowly shift. Now, a study reveals this ‘drift’ in gut stem cells is fueled by inflammation and disrupted cell signaling, and it may help explain why our risk of colorectal cancer rises with…

Russian researchers are testing a new plasma propulsion system that may accelerate future missions to Mars, reducing travel time from months to just one or two. The engine, developed by Rosatom’s Troitsk Institute, is now in ground-based…