NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2026, completing the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Here's what happened and what comes next.
Earth Day 2026 falls on April 22. Here's the official theme, what's happening globally, and 10 meaningful ways to get involved this year.
NASA's Artemis 2 lifted off April 1, 2026 — the first crewed Moon mission since 1972. Here's what happened, who's on board, and what comes next.
Helion's Polaris prototype just shattered private fusion records with D-T fuel at 150 million degrees. Here's why Microsoft is betting on fusion power by 2028.
We reviewed 685+ clinical trials to rank the top longevity supplements for 2026. Here's what actually works — and what's wasting your money.
New research dismantles JWST's most hyped finding — the dimethyl sulfide signal on exoplanet K2-18b can be explained by 59 other molecules, not alien life.
A rare polar vortex split is forecast for mid-February 2025. Sudden stratospheric warming could send Arctic air into North America.
A total solar eclipse crosses Europe and the Arctic on August 12, 2026—the first totality over mainland Europe since 1999. Path and viewing guide.
Artemis II wet dress rehearsal revealed fueling and valve issues; first crewed lunar flyby is now no earlier than March 2026. Artemis III, the first crewed Moon landing since Apoll…
Solar and wind generated more electricity than coal for the first time in 2025. Global renewable capacity additions reached 793 GW amid record solar deployment in China, India, and…
Aurora activity peaks in 2026. Best months are December–February; best hours 10 p.m.–4 a.m. Here are the top locations in North America and Europe.
Scientists have found obelisks—viroid-like RNA elements—in bacteria across seven continents. They appear in half of oral samples and force a rethink of what counts as alive.
A new catalyst turns ethanol into hydrogen and acetic acid at 270°C with no direct CO2 release. The process can meet U.S. green hydrogen rules and has been run 100+ hours continuou…
Using 12.6 years of data, IceCube set the tightest limit yet on neutrinos above 10 PeV and used it to constrain the proton fraction in ultra-high-energy cosmic rays for the first t…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the first toroidal field magnets on its SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, advancing toward first plasma by late 2026.
The DESI 3D cosmic map of 18.7 million galaxies suggests dark energy may be weakening, challenging Einstein's cosmological constant and standard physics.
SpaceX postpones its uncrewed Starship Mars landing to 2028, shifting resources to NASA Artemis lunar deadlines as Starship V3 completes first static fire.