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Science • May 18

This Strange “Golden Orb” Found 2 Miles Deep Stumped Scientists for Years

Scientists have finally identified the mysterious “golden orb” discovered deep in the Gulf of Alaska during a NOAA expedition.

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Science • May 18

This amazing NASA video shows the exact moment the Artemis 2 Orion capsule broke free of its service module, and we can't stop watching it

A new NASA video shows the Artemis 2 Orion capsule's separation from its service module just before the spacecraft slammed into Earth's atmosphere on April...

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Science • May 18

Ancient tooth proteins suggest ‘Homo erectus’ may have left a genetic legacy in people today

Studies of Chinese Homo erectus suggest that it was no evolutionary dead end, but contributed genes to modern people in the region.

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Science • May 18

During A Hike, Scientists Discovered That A Cliff In Alaska Revealed Thousands Of Well-Preserved Dinosaur Tracks At Sunset

Hidden for millions of years, these mysterious tracks in remote Alaska only became visible under the perfect lighting conditions.

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Science • May 18

The moon and Venus will align in the Connecticut night sky Monday

Look up to the western sky in Connecticut this week and you'll be able to spot Venus in conjunction with the crescent moon, according to NASA.

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Science • May 18

Scientists May Have Found the Blueprint of the Human Body at the Bottom of the Ocean

Scientists discovered that the brainless sea anemone build their bodies with a technique common in bilaterians... which is what humans are.

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Science • May 18

Tonight the crescent Moon is between Venus and Jupiter. Here's how to see the stargazing spectacle

Can you see a bright star beside the crescent Moon tonight? That's either Venus or Jupiter, depending on which night you're looking up this week.

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Science • May 18

In 1982 the Soviet Union landed a probe on the surface of Venus that survived 127 minutes in heat that melts lead and pressure dense enough to crush a submarine — long enough to scan back two panoramas of flat basaltic rock under an orange-tinted sky b

In March 1982, a Soviet lander survived nearly four times its design life on the surface of Venus, returning panoramic imagery from a place that should have...

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Science • May 18

Watch tonight's asteroid near-miss live online, as the enormous space rock zips past our planet

Watch an online livestream as Near Earth asteroid 2026 JH2 makes its close fly-by of our planet on 18 May 2026.

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Science • May 18

Artemis 2 moon astronauts snap gorgeous shot of swirling stars photo of the day for May 18, 2026

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts had quite a stellar view during their "roadtrip" to the moon.

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Science • May 18

NASA Researchers Have Discovered Something Unexpected in These Haunting New Maps of Earth’s Artificial Light

NASA scientists say an unexpected pattern has surfaced in striking new maps revealing the world's artificial light.

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Science • May 18

Scientists Just Discovered Hidden “Brakes” Beneath the Pacific That Stop Massive Earthquakes

A mysterious underwater fault has been producing nearly identical earthquakes for decades, and researchers finally think they know why.

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Science • May 18

A climate-chaos triple-whammy has pushed Antarctica to the edge

Scientists have identified the compounding chain of events that drove Antarctic sea ice to record lows since 2015 - and warn the Southern Ocean may now be...

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Science • May 18

Supernova dust may be behind one of JWST's biggest puzzles

Astronomers may have found an explanation for one of the biggest mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): why so many galaxies in the...

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Science • May 18

New satellite with Belgian technology to study the Sun’s influence on Earth

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch the SMILE mission on Tuesday, in collaboration with China, to study the Sun's influence on Earth...

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Science • May 18

Behold the neuron, a complicated cell with a simple mission

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes.

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Science • May 18

Nearly 6KM Down in the Pacific Abyss, Scientists Found a 'Giant' Creature Named After a Sea God

The deepest true limpet ever found, a giant among its kind, now bears the name of a sea god and a manga legend.

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Science • May 18

New dinosaur species 4 times larger than Tyrannosaurus rex discovered

A new type of dinosaur, believed to be the largest ever discovered in Southeast Asia, has been identified. The identification came after leg bones were...

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Science • May 18

The Cassini spacecraft was deliberately flown into Saturn in 2017 because its fuel was running low and engineers refused to risk it drifting into Enceladus, a moon with a subsurface ocean, and the final 22 orbits were designed to thread a 1,500-mile gap betwe

On September 15, 2017, NASA deliberately destroyed the Cassini spacecraft by flying it into Saturn at 76000 mph. Engineers chose a fiery end to prevent any...

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Science • May 18

Falling Space Debris Could Soon Become a Global Safety Issue, Scientists Warn

Rising space launches and advanced heat-resistant materials are allowing more debris to survive reentry, increasing risks on Earth.

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