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Science • Apr 21

NASA just dropped a stunning new Hubble image of a ‘Cosmic Sea Lemon’ 5,000 light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 36 this year. And to celebrate, it released an incredible new image of the Trifid Nebula.

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Science • Apr 21

Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA

It may look like the underwater remains of a church that's been submerged for hundreds of years following a dam break, or a tunnel boring machine that just...

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Science • Apr 21

Alternating atomic layers enable rare electron pairing mechanism in new unconventional superconductor

Superconductors, materials that can conduct electricity with a resistance of zero, have proved to be highly promising for the development of quantum...

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Science • Apr 21

Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in

A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans.

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Science • Apr 21

A bizarre new state of matter may be hiding inside Uranus and Neptune

Deep inside planets like Uranus and Neptune, scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter where atoms behave in unexpected ways.

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Science • Apr 21

NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo)

NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy...

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Science • Apr 21

NASA to Cover Progress 95 Spacecraft Launch, Docking

The unpiloted Progress 95 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 25 (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time on Sunday, April 26),...

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Science • Apr 21

Nasa shuts down Voyager 1 instrument in effort to extend life of probe

Nasa has been forced to switch off an instrument on humanity's most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, after an unexpected dip in power raised the risk of a...

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Science • Apr 21

What’s the deal with spacesuits for the Moon? Will they be ready in time?

NASA is down to a single provider for a critical link in its lunar architecture.

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Science • Apr 21

DNA Can Be Built in a Way We've Never Seen Before, Study Finds

Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized.

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Science • Apr 21

Sightings of Meteors Surge, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

The frequency of fireballs in our planet's skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can't agree on what explains it.

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Science • Apr 21

Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS photo of the day for April 21, 2026

NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station.

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Science • Apr 21

NASA’s Hubble Reveals Stunning New View of Trifid Nebula’s Star-Birth Process

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled breathtaking new details of the Trifid Nebula, offering fresh insights into the birth of stars.

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Science • Apr 21

NASA shuts off Voyager 1 probe

Voyager 1, the most distant man-made object from Earth, shut down one of its three remaining instruments as NASA worked to extend its near-half-century...

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Science • Apr 21

Laser bursts flip nanoscale magnetic vortices at blistering speeds, opening a path to brain-like spintronics

Spintronics are devices that operate leveraging the spin, an intrinsic form of angular momentum, of electrons. The ability to switch magnetic states is...

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Science • Apr 21

Curiosity Found Strange 'Dragon Scale' Rocks on Mars, And Scientists Are Excited

A strangely textured region on the surface of Mars has NASA scientists excited. In its journey to a crater named Antofagasta, the Curiosity rover has...

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Science • Apr 21

Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, location and tips

Lyrid meteor shower peaks predawn April 22. See up to 20 meteors per hour before dawn. Here are the best viewing times, where to look and top viewing tips.

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Science • Apr 21

The Lyrid meteor shower opens the season. Here’s how to watch

Sky-gazers will be able to see the oldest meteor shower, the Lyrids, on Tuesday night. Here's where and how to watch them.

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Science • Apr 21

Scientists Uncovered a Genetic Fusion Between Two Ancient Worlds in a 4,500-Year-Old Skeleton

Eighty percent North African. Twenty percent Fertile Crescent. One skeleton is forcing a rethink of migration in the age of the pyramids.

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Science • Apr 21

Heads up! Lyrid meteor shower begins its annual peak Tuesday night

The Lyrid meteor shower typically results in seeing 10 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.

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