Japan’s moon lander ‘crashes AGAIN’ in second botched mission
A JAPANESE spacecraft attempting a touchdown on the moon has crashed into the lunar surface, its company said. The unmanned Resilience moon lander, from private Japanese astro firm ispace, has been…
Mars may once have had rings, which could help explain where its largest moon came from | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Phobos could be the latest incarnation in a cycle of creation and destruction of rings around Mars, and is only around 100 million years old.
A hidden 'super-Earth' exoplanet is dipping in and out of its habitable zone
The newfound planet, called Kepler-725c, revealed itself only through “transit timing variations.”
The Strawberry Moon is coming. How to see this record-breaking Moon meet Mars's rival | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The Strawberry Moon is the name given to the full Moon in June, the sixth full Moon of the year, rising on 11 June 2025 at 22:46 BST.
Medieval cold case is a salacious tale of sex, power, and mayhem
Did a priest’s aristocratic ex-lover orchestrate his public assassination in 1337?
Japan's Resilience moon lander has crashed into the lunar surface
An attempt to become the third successful private landing on the moon has ended in failure, as ispace’s Resilience probe crashed due to a malfunctioning laser sensor
We may have discovered the first-ever stars powered by dark matter
Dark stars were first suggested in 2007, but now observations with the James Webb Space Telescope hint that we may have actually found some of these unusual cosmic objects
When monkey researchers spent 36 days watching baboons, they discovered something very 'human' about the way they walk | Discover Wildlife
New research uncovers the surprising truth behind the mysterious march of these wild primates – and it’s got nothing to do with predators or food.
UK funds controversial climate-cooling research
This issue divides climate academics more than almost any other.
Strange signals are reaching us from a dead galaxy. Here's what we know... | BBC Science Focus Magazine
New discoveries are shaking up what little we thought we knew about fast radio bursts.
SpaceX May Be Failing to Get Starship Working at All
Failure is part of SpaceX’s formula for success. But with Starship, it may have dug itself into an engineering hole there’s no getting out of.
Scientists Finally Found the Psychedelic Source of LSD
Researchers are learning more about how the fungus coexists with the morning glory, and their findings are a real trip.
Worm towers are all around us
Wild nematodes form ‘superorganisms’ to build bridges and hitch rides.
Astronomers simulate a star's final moments as it's swallowed by a black hole: 'Breaks like an egg'
A neutron star’s final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen object called a black hole pulsar.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals largest-ever panorama of the early universe
“I don’t know if the James Webb Space Telescope will ever cover an area of this size again.”
Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark auroras as far south as New York and Idaho this weekend
Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies as we might be in for another show this weekend, albeit slightly smaller than the performances earlier this week.
The Black Hole Universe: New Model Suggests The Big Bang Was Not The Beginning Of Everything
“We are not witnessing the birth of everything from nothing, but rather the continuation of a cosmic cycle,” said Professor Enrique Gaztanaga.
The Knife Edge Galaxy cuts a sharp profile in new amateur portrait (photo)
The spiral galaxy NGC 5907 is positioned edge-on to Earth.
NASA tracking three asteroids approaching Earth
One of the asteroids, measuring around 73 feet in diameter, came within some 700,000 miles of the Earth.
How fruit peels could be used to jump-start your car
A researcher has found a new way to convert agricultural waste into valuable components for energy storage technology
Solar storms are causing Elon Musk's Starlink satellites to fall from the sky faster than expected | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Study finds solar storms, bursts of energy and magnetic activity from the Sun make Starlink satellites reenter Earth’s atmosphere faster.
How to Prepare for a Climate Disaster in Trump’s America
Here’s how to find reliable information and keep safe during the summer heat and hurricane season following the unprecedented cuts at federal agencies.
A 100 ft 'mega tsunami' could hit the US at any moment. And that’s only the beginning | BBC Science Focus Magazine
This could be the worst disaster in US history, and it just got a whole lot worse
Dead Sea Scrolls possibly even older than scholars thought
The new theory arrives thanks to an AI program called ‘Enoch.’
Mount Etna's eruption captured from space. Dense plume sends tourists fleeing on island of Sicily | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A view of Mount Etna from space, captured during the eruption of 2 June 2025 and showing a plume of ash and lava shooting into the air.
Something Deep in Our Galaxy Is Pulsing Every 44 Minutes. No One Knows Why.
What is this thing?
Into the photic zone: does a darkening ocean threaten marine life? – podcast
Vast areas of the ocean are getting darker, according to research. Ian Sample talks to Prof Tim Smyth about why this is happening and how marine life could be affected
The True Shape of the Universe Is Flat, According to Science—And Ancient Geometry Proves It
But what’s beyond this “flat” bubble is anyone’s guess, and it could change everything we think we know.
Why three-toed sloths risk their lives to help moths
Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.
Astronomers detect most powerful explosions since Big Bang
‘Extreme nuclear transients’ are 10 million times rarer than a standard supernova.
These Asian Bears Were Cut Open for Their Bile. Here's What's Being Done to Rehabilitate Them
Veterinarians in Vietnam perform surgeries, prepare special diets and craft recovery routines for moon bears to give them a better life
Quantum computers are on the edge of revealing new particle physics
Computer simulations of high-energy particles are pushing the boundaries of what we can learn about the interactions that happen inside particle colliders
Scientists Say We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life
Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.
New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality
A new theory could finally unite quantum mechanics and gravity into a single Theory of Everything – one of physics biggest challenges
NASA Is Approaching the Final Frontier of Mortality
NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet
A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how
Astronomers are bewildered.
Our Milky Way Might Not Crash Into the Andromeda Galaxy After All—New Simulations Suggest a 50-50 Chance of Merging
Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that outcome is less certain than thought
Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere
Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame
Next Megatsunami May Sink Parts Of The Pacific Northwest Coast By Up To 2 Meters
The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.
Ping-Pong Sponges, Dragonfish, And Snailfish Eggs Delight Scientists Exploring The Planet’s Most Remote Trenches
“The 35 days at sea were an exciting rollercoaster of scientific discovery.”
New Study Rules Out Popular Version Of The Simulation Hypothesis
Bad news everybody, it looks like we’re in base reality.
Magnetic Curtains As Wide As A City Seen On The Sun In Unexpected Findings
This is the sharpest-ever resolution achieved in solar astronomy.
A 13th-century schoolboy’s doodles show that kids have always been like that
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
Metal detectorist uncovers 1,000-year-old Viking gold treasure on Isle of Man
Braided arm ring would have been a ‘visible display of wealth’ and could even have been used as currency
Well-preserved dinosaur skull belongs to new sauropod species
Jinchuanloong niedu was related to the famous Brachiosaurus.
What time will Japan's ispace Resilience probe land on the moon on June 5?
The private ispace Resilience lander will land on the moon at 3:24 p.m. EDT on June 5, but only if the company pursues its prime landing spot. Here’s why.
Why it's taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe
The Hubble constant, a set number that connects a galaxy’s speed to its distance from Earth and tells us how fast the universe is expanding, was first described more than a hundred years ago – but astronomers have debated it ever since
Super-invasive termites could spread from Florida around the world
Two of the most destructive invasive termite species are interbreeding in the US – they can survive a wider range of temperatures and could easily spread across the globe
A New Kind of Concrete Can Grow and Repair Itself. How? It’s Alive.
Self-healing concrete could be greener, more resilient, and longer lasting than the standard variety.
A Seismic Mystery Shook The Earth Every 90 Seconds For 9 Days in 2023. Now, We Can See Why
“Climate change is giving rise to new, unseen extremes.”