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Science • Apr 22

Laser-plasma 'mirror' unlocks a new path to extreme light intensities

An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a practical route to dramatically...

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Science • Apr 22

Particle thought to break physics followed rules all along, research reveals

A tiny discrepancy in particle physics has loomed for decades as an exciting possible crack in one of science's most successful theories, hinting at unknown...

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Science • Apr 22

Scientists Just Confirmed One of the Greatest Mysteries of Our Universe. Now What?

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Scientists rely on two methods to measure the expansion of the universe: extrapolating from Cosmic...

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Science • Apr 22

A new route for plasma-based particle accelerators

Plasma, the fourth state of matter, consists of a gas in which electrons are no longer bound to atoms, which allows electricity to flow freely.

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Science • Apr 22

Two spiders were sent to the International Space Station. Scientists were surprised to see what happened next

Two individual jumping spiders ventured beyond Earth in 2012, when they were taken on board the International Space Station. The 'spidernauts' – a Johnson...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA unveils Roman telescope to map universe, find 10,000s of exoplanets

NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swaths of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA reckons the Artemis II heat shield performed like a champ

Initial reports have confirmed NASA's assessment that the Orion heat shield kept the Artemis II crew safe during re-entry.

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Science • Apr 22

Earth quiz: What do you know about our planet's most amazing features?

Do you know Earth's highest peak, deepest point, and more? Test your knowledge about our planet in this quiz.

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Science • Apr 22

The fascinating reason why rain smells the way that it does

Humans are more sensitive to impending rain than sharks are to blood. The smell is geosmin, from soil algae and bacteria.

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Science • Apr 22

For Earth Day, AI used real climate data to illustrate the future

For Earth Day, I asked AI a simple question: What will the planet's biggest cities look like 1,000 years from now based not on sci-fi guesses but on hard...

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Science • Apr 22

What Have We Dumped On The Moon?

If you read a headline that signs of intelligent life were found on the moon, you might suspect a hoax. But they are there! Humans have dumped a lot of...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Stunning New Details of Crab Nebula's 25-Year Expansion

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revisits the Crab Nebula after 25 years, offering an unprecedented view of its rapid expansion and evolution.

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Science • Apr 22

Advancing Earth Observation at NASA Since Release of Earthrise Photo

From cameras pressed against spacecraft windows to the most powerful radar ever flown, imaging technology has taken giant leaps since 1968, but the drive to...

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Science • Apr 22

Today is Earth Day, so here's the best photos of our planet from space

See stunning photos of Earth taken from space by astronauts and robotic spacecraft, celebrating our home planet on Earth Day.

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Science • Apr 22

Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition

A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of the "golden orb," an unidentified object that captured significant public interest when it was collected during a 2023...

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Science • Apr 22

Mysterious ‘golden orb’ found on seafloor in 2023 has been identified, NOAA says

A mysterious shiny “golden orb” found attached to the seafloor off Alaska in 2023 has finally been identified by scientists, according to NOAA Ocean...

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Science • Apr 22

Scientists Puzzled by Huge Shadowy Blight Spreading Across Surface of Mars

New images released by the European Space Agency picture a shadowy presence spreading across the surface of Mars.

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Science • Apr 22

Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot photo of the day for April 22, 2026

Celebrating Earth Day with an image of Earth captured by NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the moon.

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Science • Apr 22

SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky — every day

As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit.

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Science • Apr 22

Spectacular photos of the 2026 Lyrid meteor shower captured from Earth and space

See gorgeous photos of the Lyrid meteor shower captured from Earth and space on the night surrounding its peak on April 22.

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