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The week at Retraction Watch featured:
Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up past 500. There are more than 60,000 retractions in The Retraction Watch Database —…

Dear RW readers, can you spare $25?
The week at Retraction Watch featured:
Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up past 500. There are more than 60,000 retractions in The Retraction Watch Database —…

The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according to researchers from the Max Planck Institute.
Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal, reports the detection of over a…

SpaceX just took a big step toward its next astronaut launch.
The company announced Thursday (July 24) that it has moved its Crew Dragon capsule “Endeavour” to the hangar at historic Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Endeavour is…
Another SpaceX Starlink launch was visible in North Carolina Saturday morning, and many of you called/sent photos in to our newsroom.
The photo at the top of the article is from Esai Williams in Garner shortly before 5:30 Saturday morning. You can…

On July 25, 2025, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a rare solar eclipse from its vantage point in space. This unique phenomenon, visible only from the SDO’s position, revealed around 62% of the sun covered by the moon. The…

Key Questions Answered:
Q: When do genes linked to mental illness start affecting the brain?
A: Many genes associated with neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases are active during the earliest stages of fetal brain development—far…

As part of the Expedition 73 crew began preparing for their return to Earth, science research and maintenance activities continued this week aboard the International Space Station (ISS). So did outreach efforts, as the outpost’s residents spoke…

NASA has discovered a massive gold deposit on asteroid 16 Psyche, a metallic-rich body located in the asteroid belt. This asteroid is estimated to contain $700 quintillion worth of metals, including gold, iron, and nickel, reports The Pulse….

Sometime between 16 and 11.6 million years ago, a young caiman came upon a tasty snack in modern-day South America. The meal, however, turned out to be rather ambitious, because the croc hadn’t come…

A recent study published in Icarus by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Planetary Science Institute has revolutionized our understanding of Martian glaciers. These glaciers, previously believed to be primarily composed of…