Tired of watching politics? Watch live panda cam

Listen to the birds chirping and watch the giant pandas loll around and chew on bamboo. Peace!

Is this weekend’s full moon a supermoon?

The full moon on February 9, 2020, ranks as the 4th-closest (and therefore the 4th-largest) full moon of 2020, but is it a supermoon?

Poll reveals climate change as most important issue for U.S. adults

A Harris Poll survey - conducted online in December on behalf of the American Psychological Association - reports that more than half of U.S. adults (56%) cite climate change as the most important issue facing the world today.

Congratulations, Christina Koch!

Astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after a record-breaking stay of 328 days aboard the International Space Station. She now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.

Australian smoke plume sets records

The recent wildfires in Australia sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the the stratosphere than satellites have ever before observed.

Beautiful outcome of a fight between sibling stars

In a cosmic 'stellar fight,' a red giant star engulfed its smaller binary companion star. The chaos, however, created a beautiful space image.

Ötzi the Iceman’s final days

Scientists have identified ancient mosses in, on and around the 5,300-year-old glacier mummy that add to the story of the final 48 hours before his murder.

Robot kayaks track tidewater glacier melting

A new study sent robotic kayaks to survey the water in front of Alaska's LeConte Glacier - an area too dangerous for ships - to analyze how much glacial ice is melting into the ocean.

Cit­izen scientists identify new form of north­ern lights

Space researchers and amateur photographers in Finland have categorized a new type of aurora, or northern lights. They call them “dunes.” Read more and see a video.

Warm water measured below Antarctic glacier

The warm water found flowing under Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica helps explain its rapid melting. Thwaites is part of what's described the "weak underbelly" of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Its melting has implications for sea-level rise around the world.