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Another SpaceX Starship explosion! Huge fireball during test
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during a static-fire test on June 18, at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. See the video.
June 19, 2025
2 of Uranus’ largest moons have surprising dark sides
Scientists thought 4 of Uranus' largest moons would have darker trailing hemispheres. But for Titania and Oberon, it's the opposite. Why?
June 19, 2025
Sculptor galaxy pops in most detailed 1,000-color image
This new composite image of the Sculptor galaxy in 1,000 colors provides the most-detailed view yet of stars, dust and gas in a distant spiral galaxy.
June 19, 2025
Khankhuuluu is a new T. rex dinosaur relative from Mongolia
A dinosaur from Mongolia was recently reclassified as a new species. It's named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, and scientists say it is an ancestor of T. rex.
June 18, 2025
First images from Proba-3, the 2-part sun observer
ESA has unveiled the 1st images from Proba-3, an ambitious mission using 2 satellites to reveal the sun's outer atmosphere through artificial solar eclipses.
June 17, 2025
Oldest known human fingerprint found on Neanderthal art
Archaeologists in Spain found the oldest known human fingerprint on a rock, marking the nose on artwork by a Neanderthal. Forensic science helped uncover it.
June 17, 2025
Cosmic Dawn, a NASA documentary, in Media We Love
NASA has released a new documentary called Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope. You can watch it here.
June 17, 2025
Humpback whales communicate with us using “smoke” rings
Humpback whales are intelligent and sociable. A new study looked at how they approach humans and produce bubble rings to interact with us.
June 16, 2025
Here’s Webb’s new image of cold exoplanet in weird orbit
NASA's Webb space telescope imaged the massive, cold exoplanet 14 Herculis c. Its orbit and another exoplanet's around this star cross in an X shape.
June 15, 2025
What is science? It’s a way to learn about the natural world
What is science? Science means engaging in objective, methodical, repeatable investigations to learn about the natural world. Read more here.
June 15, 2025
