Today's Science News
November 2, 2025
Public not highly knowledgeable about safety of MMR vaccine or risks of getting measles - This year, the U.S. reports nearly 1,650 measles cases, sparking public confusion about vaccination and misinformation about safety.What's happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down? - NASA's astronauts living in space are still going to work during the government shutdown.
Hundreds of animal studies on brain damage after stroke flagged for problematic images - A study reveals 40% of animal model publications on hemorrhagic stroke contain problematic images, questioning the reliability of this research.
First of its kind 'butt drag fossil' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago - The first hyrax fossil tracks and traces ever to be discovered were identified on South Africa's coast.
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space - We wanted to show space agencies that were already planning three-year missions to Mars what they were overlooking.
Study reveals how brain cell networks stabilize memory formation - A study reveals how newly decoded brain circuits enhance memory stability during learning by stabilizing hippocampal representations, potentially guiding treatments for memory-related conditions.
Europe Rations Air Conditioning But The US Has Made A Map To Help People Optimize It - America uses less energy per capita than we did in World War II, and even World War I.
Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030 - The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered: The ISS will crash to Earth over Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean in late 2030.
French archaeologists uncover 'vast Roman burial area' with cremation graves 'fed' by liquid offerings - A massive Roman cremation cemetery in France is shedding light on diverse burial practices.
On Saturn's largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system - On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, molecules that would never mix on Earth are mixing together, seemingly defying a fundamental rule of chemistry.
5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities - Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" or temple for worship.
Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week - The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the cosmos in infrared light.
The Bering Land Bridge has been submerged since the last ice age. Will scientists ever study it? - Humans likely left a lot of archaeological evidence along the Bering Land Bridge when they crossed from Asia to Alaska during the last ice age.
The bold idea that spacetime doesn’t exist - Spacetime isn’t something that exists; it’s a model for describing how events happen.
JWST captures stunning 3D view of a planet’s scorching atmosphere - A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet.
India launches a huge military communications satellite to orbit using its most powerful rocket - India launched the powerful CMS-03 military communications satellite to orbit on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
SpaceX launches private space station pathfinder 'Haven Demo,' 17 other satellites to orbit (video) - SpaceX launched its 140th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Nov. 2), sending the "Haven Demo" tech demonstrator and 17 other payloads up on the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission.
A warming Earth could accidentally trigger a deep freeze - Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons.
Scientists uncover what delayed Earth’s oxygen boom for a billion years - Researchers uncovered that trace compounds like nickel and urea may have delayed Earth’s oxygenation for millions of years.
A prehistoric battle just rewrote T. rex’s story - The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over.
After 25 years, scientists solve the bird-eating bat mystery - After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground.
A new microscopy breakthrough is revealing the oceans’ invisible life - A pandemic-era breakthrough has allowed scientists to literally expand our view of plankton.
Soil microbes remember drought and help plants survive - Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive.
Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan's deadly floods - The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year's monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.
November 1, 2025
Astronomers Spot a White Dwarf That's Still Consuming its Planets - Astronomers found a 3 billion-year-old white dwarf actively accreting material from its former planetary system.November First - Today is November 1st, the day dedicated to the dead, and I am in northern Sweden where daylight is scarce this time of the year.
Is AI becoming selfish? - Carnegie Mellon research indicates that smarter AI systems exhibit selfish behavior, reducing cooperation.
New psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers - Chimpanzees can rationally revise beliefs like humans, indicating a continuum of rationality between species, with implications for education and AI.
Chang'e-6 Samples Indicate Water was Delivered to the Earth and Moon by Ancient Meteorites - A research team with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) examined samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon.
How do we find cosmic voids? - To answer that question of what’s inside a void, we have to first decide what a void…is.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed - The highest scoring Boggle board, catching high-speed snake bites in action, and more.
Researchers identify rare lost allele boosting soybean seed protein - Researchers identified a rare allele (PC08) in wild soybeans that enhances protein content but was lost in domestication.
How a chorus of synchronized frequencies helps you digest your food - Synchronization abounds in nature: from the flashing lights of fireflies to the movement of fish wriggling through the ocean, biological systems are often in rhythmic movement with each other.
We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how. - A small piece of metal engineered in Australia helped sharpen the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away.
PBS celebrates 25 years of the ISS with NOVA's 'Operation Space Station' on Nov. 5 - This intimate look at the design, building, and operation of the ISS airs on PBS Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.
A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it's best to toss it - Molds and bacteria can produce dangerous toxins — and they don’t taste very good, either.
Eating More Protein Isn't Always Better — How Much Is Too Much? - Learn more about protein intake and how, even though we need protein in our diets, too much can snuff out other nutrients.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 184 — Space is Scary! - On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and most laughable) movies about critters from outer space!
A Flash, a Boom, a New Microbe Habitat - After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals.
Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video) - Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
Chimps 'think about thinking' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests - Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows.
A toughening twist: Nitrogen unlocks unprecedented strength and toughness in advanced ceramics - Researchers developed a method to enhance hardness and toughness in ceramics by incorporating nitrogen, lowering stacking fault energy and improving performance.
Science news this week: Solar revelations as irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS rapidly brightens, a tiny tyrannosaur prompts T. rex rethink, and the unexpected perks of cussing out your chatbot - Nov. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Does the full moon make us sleepless? A neurologist explains the science behind sleep, mood and lunar myths - Research shows a full moon can modestly affect sleep, but its influence on mental health is much less certain.
Menstrual cup upgrades: Self-cleaning and sustainable design adjustments could make them easier to use - Reusable menstrual cups reduce waste and are more cost-effective than single-use pads and tampons.
Crimean Stone Age 'crayons' were used by Neanderthals for symbolic drawings, study claims - Scientists have discovered Stone Age "crayons" in Crimea, hinting that Neanderthals may have used them for symbolic drawings or markings.
Novel risk model predicts postoperative infections in transplant recipients using lifestyle and psychological factors - A study reveals lifestyle and psychological factors impact postoperative infection risk in transplant patients, introducing a new predictive model.
Scientists Confirm the Universe Was Hotter in the Past - Researchers from Keio University have made the most precise measurement yet of the cosmic microwave background radiation's temperature from seven billion years ago, finding it was approximately 5.13 K, roughly twice today's temperature of 2.7 K. By analysing archived data from the ALMA telescope in Chile, the team confirmed a key prediction of Big Bang model, that the universe cools as it expands, meaning it was hotter in the past.
3I/ATLAS Brightens Dramatically as it Swings Past the Sun - Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has undergone dramatic brightening as it approached its closest point to the Sun.
Resetting the body’s rhythm could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s - Researchers discovered that altering the body’s natural rhythm can help protect the brain from Alzheimer’s damage.
Do people dream in color or black and white? - Whether we report having dreams in color or in black and white may be influenced by the media we watch, or perhaps that simply influences the way we remember them.
Science history: Astronomers spot first known planet around a sunlike star, raising hopes for extraterrestrial life — Nov. 1, 1995 - About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star.
2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets from the dawn of humanity - For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans.
Japan’s new “samurai jellyfish” is simply stunning - Scientists in Japan have discovered Physalia mikazuki, a previously unknown species of Portuguese man-of-war, in northern waters for the first time.
This tiny bat hunts like a lion, but better - Fringe-lipped bats from Panama hunt like miniature lions, using a “hang-and-wait” strategy to capture large, energy-rich prey.
Astronomers capture a spooky “cosmic bat” in deep space - Astronomers have captured a haunting image of a “cosmic bat” spreading its wings across deep space.
Does Daylight Savings Time do more harm than good? - Daylight saving time (DST) has become a familiar ritual for millions of people worldwide, yet its origins and ongoing controversy reveal a complex history spanning more than a century.
Space Clouds Are Chemical Factories Making the Building Blocks of Life - Scientists at MIT have discovered over 100 different molecules in a stellar nursery called the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1, making it the most chemically diverse interstellar cloud ever observed.
Mapping Alien Worlds in 3D - For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, revealing temperature variations and distinct atmospheric regions across an alien world 400 light years away.
The Future of Propellantless Space Travel - Every kilogram of rocket fuel is dead weight once it’s burned, yet conventional spacecraft must carry hundreds, sometimes thousands of tons of propellant to reach even nearby planets.
Why Do Spiders Decorate Their Webs? A New Piece of the Puzzle - Scientists take another step toward unraveling a tangled web
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October 31, 2025
Early Hydrogen–Iron Reactions Key to Planetary Habitability - How does water form on exoplanets and what could this mean for the search for life beyond Earth?Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane - Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
The Oldest Female Chimp in Captivity Dies - RIP, Susie
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Two Black Hole Mergers Emitted Gravitational Waves, Upholding Einstein's Theory of Relativity - Learn about two black hole mergers in 2024 that experts revisited with new information from gravitational waves, confirming theories made by Albert Einstein.
2032 and 2036 Taurid Meteor Showers Could Bring Larger Halloween Fireball Debris to Earth - Learn more about the prediction that larger space objects are coming our way during the 2032 and 2036 Taurid meteor showers.
Neanderthals Made Ochre Crayons 130,000 Years Ago, Showing Evidence of a Colorful Culture - Learn about the crayon-like tools made by Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic and how these objects likely prove the existence of a complex Neanderthal culture.
The Dueling Dinosaurs Mystery May Have Been Solved — The Baby T. rex Was Instead a Nanotyrannus - Learn how the legendary “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil revealed that a supposed teenage Tyrannosaurus rex was actually a full-grown Nanotyrannus — changing what we know about tyrant evolution.
Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is still full of surprises — an unexpected brightening has scientists baffled - "The reason for 3I’s rapid brightening, which far exceeds the brightening rate of most Oort cloud comets at similar distances, remains unclear."
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal - The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and James Webb Space Telescope observations have found.
Print Edition 64 - Issue 64 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September and October 2025 online issues.
Humans Have Upended the World’s Balance of Mammals - We have tipped the scale toward humans and livestock, reducing the share of wild mammals
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Satellite images show 'mesovortices' forming around the eye of deadly Hurricane Melissa - Footage from a NOAA satellite taken Oct. 28 shows Melissa’s deadly spin as it moves across the Caribbean.
900-year-old burials of Denmark's early Christians discovered in medieval cemetery - Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in the area but still likely harbored pagan beliefs.
The last stop in a literary Grand Tour portrays Pluto the way it really is - NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto has forced astronomers to rewrite their textbooks — but that’s not all: In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, space scientist Les Johnson explains how New Horizons forced him to rewrite
Astronomers capture vast cosmic bat spreading its wings in time for Halloween (photo) - The European Southern Observatory captured a nebula bat during a survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane.
Fentanyl’s Deadly Recipe - The chemistry behind the synthetic opioid at the center of global trade tensions
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Do Black Holes Really Need Singularities? - Black holes are usually described as having an event horizon and a singularity, but there are alternative models that don't have these bothersome mathematical paradoxes.
Why We Love Horror Stories - From ancient monsters to modern slashers, our fascination with horror may be an evolutionary gift
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AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted — they might be developing a new 'survival drive,' study claims - Some AI models appear to show a resistance to being shut off.
James Webb telescope celebrates Halloween with eerie image of a dying sun — it's what our own might look like one day - This Halloween, the James Webb Space Telescope has served us up a stunning image of the Red Spider Nebula.
Best sci-fi horror books: Top sci-fi horror reads to haunt your Halloween - From Orwell's dystopian paranoia to Jeff VanderMeer's ecological nightmares, these science-fiction horror novels explore fear on every scale.
Trick or treat: Here's where to find comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS in the Halloween sky - Read on to discover where comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS are in the Halloween night sky on Oct. 21 and find out if they're a stargazing trick, or a telescopic treat.
Interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS - Find out everything there is to know about the interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS.
'Ghost particles' can zoom through you without a trace. Scientists are getting to the bottom of this cosmic mystery - Scientists are searching for answers in the cosmic mystery of ghost particles known as neutrinos.
One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it - The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared?
The 19th-Century Entomologist Who Dreamed Up Daylight Savings - The 19th-Century Entomologist Who Dreamed Up Daylight Savings: Hungry for more light to find insects, this scientist championed changing time
China launches Shenzhou 21 astronauts to Tiangong space station for a 6-month stay (video) - Shenzhou 21, China's latest astronaut mission, made it to the Tiangong space station after a Friday (Oct. 31) launch from the Gobi Desert.
Become the scary alien this Halloween with these 5 reverse space horror games - Many video games are full of alien horrors, but these are the best games that let players turn the tables and become the terror from outer space.
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons - Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids.
Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn - California-based startup Reflect Orbital aims to build a swarm of 4,000 giant mirrors in low Earth orbit to "sell sunlight" to customers at night.
In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert - If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?
Nature’s Prescription for Our Future - Why caring for nature is caring for ourselves
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Explore the Milky Way like never before in this stunning new color map (image) - Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling, interactive cosmic panorama with unprecedented detail.
Advanced imaging reveals how electrocatalysts simultaneously generate hydrogen and organic compounds - Hybrid water electrolysers are recent devices, which produce hydrogen or other reduction products at the cathode, while valuable organic oxidation products are formed at the anode.
Drugs, Crime, And… Homelessness? - A commenter contested my statement that gang murders are a much greater menace to public safety than homelessness – at least, here in Albuquerque.
Halloween colors come to Kitt Peak Observatory | Space photo of the day for Oct. 31, 2025 - For Halloween, our space photo of the day shows a brilliant orange sunset over Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona.
Halloween stargazing 2025: The moon and Saturn light the night sky for trick-or-treaters - A waxing gibbous moon and the ringed planet Saturn will enlighten our sky for treat-or-treaters this Halloween.
China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs - Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs.
Scientists find “living fossil” fish hidden in museums for 150 years - Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than a century.
Your ZIP Code could reveal your risk of dementia - People living in socially and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods may face higher dementia risks, according to new research from Wake Forest University.
Watch China launch 3 astronauts toward its Tiangong space station today - China will launch three astronauts toward its Tiangong space station today (Oct. 31), and you can watch the action live.
Smoke-dried mummies found in Southeast Asia are the oldest known - The corpses had been slow-dried over fires 12,000 years ago — millennia before Egyptians began mummifying their dead.
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say - "There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
Beaver Supermoon: The biggest, brightest full moon of the year is about to rise - November's full Beaver supermoon will occur on Nov. 5, but it will be best seen the following evening as it rises into the sky in the east.
A Mundane Universe and the Rarity of Advanced Civilizations - How could the principle of “radical mundanity” proposed by the Fermi paradox help explain why humans haven’t found evidence of extraterrestrial technological civilizations (ETCs)?
Those Halloween fireballs might be more dangerous than you think - The Taurid meteor shower, born from Comet Encke, delights skywatchers but may conceal hidden risks.
Are room-temperature superconductors finally within reach? - Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.
Scientists shocked by reversed electric field around Earth - Earth’s magnetosphere, once thought to have a simple electric polarity pattern, has revealed a surprising twist.
Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches - but they're making an unholy mess - A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
Longevity Secrets of the Animal Kingdom - These animals beat the odds and cheat death longer than most
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October 30, 2025
China’s Ancient Tombs Reveal Links Between Political Stability and Prosperous Landscapes - Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and environmental history.The Keen-Eyed Vera Rubin Observatory Has Discovered A Massive Stellar Stream - The Vera Rubin Observatory saw first light in June 2025.
Antarctic Team Drills 6 Million Years Into Earth’s Past - The recovery of the ancient ice core to date reveals key insights into our changing climate
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Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again - Physicists have analyzed two enormous black hole mergers that happened one month apart and have come up with tantalizing evidence that rare "second-generation" black holes were involved.
Dogs In Chornobyl are Mysteriously Turning Blue, But Radiation Is Not to Blame - Learn more about the blue dogs in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and what is behind the mystery of their blue fur.
2,200-year-old Celtic 'rainbow cup' in 'almost mint condition' found in Germany - A rare and unique Celtic coin was discovered in Saxony, Germany, even though the Celts didn't live there.
New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa - Scientists have developed a laser-based ice drill concept that could enable deeper, low-power exploration of ice on moons and planets in our solar system.
Capture constellations easily with over $1000 off the Sony A7R V at Walmart - Our best camera for autofocus is on sale at Walmart for only $3190 in this pre-Black Friday deal.
Carnivorous Death-Ball Sponge and Other New Species Have Been Found in the Deep Sea - Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly method to trap prey.
Don't Marry A Ghost; If You Divorce It Will Haunt You - When I wrote Halloween Science 2.0 , I wanted to get it down to a brisk 150 pages, which means taking a chainsaw to a lot of the material I had.
Could Fat-Trapping Boba Pearls Replace Weight Loss Medications Like GLP-1 Agonists? - Learn how microbeads made from green tea polyphenols, vitamin E, and seaweed could help break down fats without the negative side effects that can come from GLP-1 agonists.
'Anti-social' cosmic explosion could change the way we think about dying stars and supernovas - "Our scenario describes all the evolutionary phases of the supernova with great precision."
This Radio Colour Image Is A New Way To Explore The Milky Way - Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Australia have created a stunning new radio colour image of the Milky Way.
SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon faster - On Oct. 30, SpaceX posted an update about its Starship moon-landing plans, which includes a reference to a possible "simplified mission architecture and concept of operations" for NASA's Artemis 3.
These top-rated binoculars deliver 'a sky-watching experience that will move your soul' — they've just hit the best price we've ever seen in this early Black Friday deal - The Celestron SkyMaster binoculars are our best binoculars for magnification, with a massive discount of over $156, now is the time to enjoy the wonders of the night sky at a bargain price.
Colorado sues Trump administration over plans to relocate US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City' - Colorado's attorney general is suing the Trump administration over the White House's plans to move the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
Ancient 'frosty' rhino from Canada's High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge - Researchers have gained new insights into rhinoceros evolution and the longevity of the North Atlantic Land Bridge from analyzing the perfectly preserved fossils of a "frosty" Arctic rhino.
The Empty Search for Dark Matter - What if I told you that while you can’t see dark matter, maybe you can hear it?
New study settles 40-year debate: Nanotyrannus is a new species - “This fossil doesn’t just settle the debate.
Nanotyrannus isn't a 'mini T. Rex' after all — it's a new species, 'dueling dinosaurs' fossil reveals - An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species may finally be settled.
NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun - Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to track its progress right up until perihelion.
What is COP30 and why does it matter? - World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.
Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade - Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling around a mysterious star 162 light-years from Earth.
Europe is working to develop reusable rockets by the early 2030s - ArianeGroup's methane-fueled Prometheus engine and Themis demonstrator mark key steps toward a European reusable rocket program.
China reveals crew for Shenzhou 21 mission to Tiangong Space Station, including nation's youngest astronaut (video) - China unveiled the crew set to launch on the Shenzhou 21 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Oct. 31, including the youngest member of its astronaut corps.
The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal - New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen, experts say.
Computationally accelerated organic synthesis: Optimal ligand prediction for generating reactive alkyl ketone radicals - Because ketones are widespread in organic molecules, chemists are eager to develop new reactions that use them to form chemical bonds.
Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US - The economic case for solar power is stronger than ever.
'Chemo brain' may stem from damage to the brain's drainage system - An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain.
Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how - New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.
Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets - Earth's mantle is so gooey, it takes eons for material that has been displaced by the weight of ice sheets to flow back.
Teesside hydrogen plant decision delayed again - BP and Teesworks are locked in a dispute over a patch of land at the former steelworks in Redcar.
James Webb Space Telescope spots the haunting Red Spider Nebula with 3-light-year-long legs - A new James Webb Space Telescope image showcases the gorgeous Red Spider Nebula against a backdrop of twinkling stars.
Unique enzymes use never-before-seen mechanism to resist antibiotics - Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
A faster way to find new medicines—without the limitations of big DNA barcodes - Leiden researchers, led by Sebastian Pomplun, have developed a new method to screen hundreds of thousands of molecules for drug discovery, using mass spectrometry instead of DNA tags.
Peering into the eye of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Oct. 30, 2025 - Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured high-resolution views inside the eye of the powerful Hurricane Melissa.
Behold the world’s weirdest library — which might save your life - This bizarre collection of “standard reference materials” help ensure the safety of waterways, buildings, medicines, foods and much more.
SpaceX launches 100th Starlink mission of 2025 (video) - SpaceX launched its 100th Starlink mission of the year on Friday (Oct. 31), from a foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California.