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Starship Flight Test 9 soars to space, then loses control

SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off for the 9th time. It made it into space, then sprang a leak, spun out of control and tumbled back to Earth's atmosphere.

Deborah Byrd

May 28, 2025

What is this weird sphere in space astronomers found?

An international team of astronomers has found an odd sphere in space. The almost perfectly round bubble-like object is most likely a supernova remnant.

Paul Scott Anderson

May 28, 2025

Livestream: 100 hours to save America’s forecasts

Watch Skeptical Science's The Weather and Climate Livestream. This 100-hour-plus livestream will feature speakers explaining government cuts and more.

EarthSky Voices

May 27, 2025

See the best Milky Way photos of 2025 here

See 10 of the best Milky Way photos from all over the world. This year, the entries include the 1st Milky Way image from space by astronaut Don Pettit.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 27, 2025

Big cities are sinking in the US. Is yours one?

A new study shows that big cities in the U.S. cities are sinking. Groundwater extraction is the number one reason. See where the problem is the worst.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 27, 2025

Humpback whales are giving birth outside breeding grounds

Scientists have found humpback whales and calves swimming in cold waters, far from traditional breeding grounds. Greater awareness could help protect them.

EarthSky Voices

May 27, 2025

The platypus is a mix of animal parts and talents

The platypus is an amazing animal with many talents. It can move underwater with its eyes closed thanks to its highly sensitive beak, among many things!

Cristina Ortiz

May 26, 2025

Strange double starlight pulses revealed in new SETI search

A SETI search of 1,300 stars for optical alien signals has found something odd: two fast, identical starlight pulses from a sunlike star 100 light-years away.

Paul Scott Anderson

May 24, 2025