School bus-sized satellite fell to Earth somewhere over North Pacific Ocean
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.
Down syndrome identified in prehistoric bones of infants through DNA
The children were given noble burials and treated with “care and appreciation," scientists say.
Dream job alert! Get paid $10,000 to capture US solar eclipse with BFF from private helicopter
If working side-by-side with your thrill-seeking and solar eclipse enthusiast wasn't enough, your Sun-ternship also includes professional photography classes, hotel accommodation, a travel stipend and lots of swag.
Delta flight to view total solar eclipse sells out
People rushed to scoop up tickets for a Delta Air Lines flight designed for watching the upcoming total solar eclipse.
Watch: Donkeys interrupt meteorologist’s report, stealing the spotlight
Ohio meteorologist Matt Willoughby's broadcast took an unexpected turn when a herd of donkeys wandered into the frame, leaving him momentarily stunned.
'Martians wanted': NASA seeking applicants to live in year-long Mars simulator
This mission will be the second of three Mars living simulations Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA.
Bridgit Mendler’s space company: From Disney Channel star to CEO
Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney Channel star, has announced she’s starting up her own space company after studying at MIT and Harvard.
Scientists finally understand why insects are drawn to artificial light
It's not attraction, it's confusion.
2024 total solar eclipse: Delta offering flights from Austin to Detroit for ‘premium viewing’
Delta flight 1218 is timed to give travelers the best chance to view the total solar eclipse at its peak.
Astronomers discover what could be universe's brightest object with black hole gobbling a sun a day
Researchers determined that this rapidly growing object can shine 500 trillion times brighter than the sun.
See the massive solar flares the Sun spit out this week
NOAA and NASA spacecraft are constantly watching the Sun, recording solar events like these two powerful solar flares this weekend.
School bus-sized satellite to come crashing into Earth's atmosphere this week
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.
Man killed by lion after entering enclosure at zoo: 'The animal attacked'
A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall to enter a lion enclosure to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal Thursday, according to reports.
Science experiment at Tennessee elementary school sends 18 students, teacher to hospital
A science experiment gone wrong at a Tennessee elementary school sent 18 students and a teacher to the hospital.
Pregnant elk soar through Tennessee skies in state's first-of-its-kind population study
It's all part of a groundbreaking study that aims to understand the population dynamics of the species better.
How NASA plans to study the sounds of the total solar eclipse
Eclipse watchers can help NASA study how the April total solar eclipse impacts wildlife and insects. The abrupt darkness can fool animals into thinking its dusk.
New walrus species named after teen who discovered 5 million-year-old fossil
Forrest Sheperd, who was 13 at the time, made the discovery while fossil hunting on the beaches near Santa Cruz in 2011.
Newly-found Roman villa may have been where Pliny the Elder saw Mount Vesuvius eruption
The inhabitants of this “monumental" Roman villa, dating back to around the 1st century AD, may have witnessed one of the most violent cataclysms in history.
SpaceX launches 'Odysseus' lunar lander, aiming for historic US moon mission
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.
