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Science • May 15

After Five Years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is About to Complete a Marathon

NASA's Perseverance rover has spent years roaming the surface of Mars, but its latest destination may be the most intriguing yet.

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Science • May 15

JWST maps early cosmic web, illuminating Milky Way formation

Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope, have mapped the universe's largest structure, the cosmic web, revealing unprecedented detail and insights...

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Science • May 15

NASA Tracks Record-Breaking Solar Burst Stretching Across Nearly Three Weeks

NASA and international spacecraft tracked an unprecedented 19-day solar radio burst that may reshape how scientists forecast dangerous space weather events.

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Science • May 15

JWST maps universe's largest structure in great our detail

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented...

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Science • May 15

Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it's happening.

In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists...

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Science • May 15

Voyager 1 is still transmitting from beyond the heliosphere on 22 watts — less power than the bulb in your hallway — and the engineers who built it in the 1970s never expected we'd still be listening half a century later.

On 17 April 2026, mission engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent commands to switch off the Low-energy Charged Particles...

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Science • May 15

This California university has just been crowned America’s most affordable college for 2026

Located just minutes from Los Angeles, this iconic SoCal university is known for its close ties to NASA and major space missions.

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Science • May 15

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is Unveiling the Secrets of the 'Cosmic Web,' Offering New Clues to Galactic Evolution

New data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is helping researchers map the cosmic web in the greatest detail ever achieved, providing new...

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Science • May 15

Sky Show: Watch the Moon Dance With the Planets at Dusk Next Week

The Moon joins a complex sky scene at dusk next week. The Moon has a busy week ahead of it. If skies are clear, be sure to get outside on the evenings of...

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Science • May 15

Psychology suggests people who still navigate by memory instead of relying on GPS usually aren't being stubborn — they've kept a relationship with the physical world that the rest of us quietly outsourced about fifteen years ago and haven't quite figured out h

There is a particular kind of adult who, in 2026, still navigates by memory and feel rather than by GPS. They are now a minority. They are easy to identify...

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Science • May 15

The Most Powerful Eruption in a Century Just Revealed a Hidden Way to Fight Climate Change

The 2022 Tonga eruption blasted something unexpected into the stratosphere, and satellites caught it destroying a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Science • May 15

Scientists Found Massive Dinosaur Footprints on a Cave Ceiling From a 165-Million-Year-Old World Turned Upside Down

A routine trip underground in southern France turned into one of paleontology's most bizarre finds; giant prints from the age of dinosaurs, hiding in plain...

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Science • May 15

Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine tonight and over the weekend

A fast stream of solar wind could trigger G1 geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, boosting aurora chances across parts of the northern U.S..

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Science • May 15

We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?

Dark matter may well be invisible, but what if scientists could hear it in the cacophony of gravitational waves from colliding black holes?

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Science • May 15

Mathematical method calculates most efficient Earth-moon route yet

Researchers have developed a mathematical method that enables more precise calculations of the most economical travel routes between the orbits of celestial...

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Science • May 15

Scientists dig up Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur

Researchers have unearthed skeletal remains of Nagatitan, a member of the dinosaur lineage called sauropods known for having a long neck, long tail,...

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Science • May 15

This asteroid is as big as a basketball court and it's about to skim past Earth, even closer than the Moon

An asteroid about as big as a basketball court is due to swing close to Earth this Monday, and will pass well within the orbit of the Moon.

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Science • May 15

Dark Matter May Have Left Its Fingerprint in a Gravitational Wave.

Dark matter is everywhere. It accounts for the vast majority of matter in the universe, yet it has no interaction with light, magnetism, or any other force...

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Science • May 15

Ask Ethan: Is the Universe the same age everywhere?

Today, in the here-and-now, a full 13.8 billion years have elapsed since the start of the hot Big Bang. But would that be true for everyone?

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Science • May 15

Picturing Earth in a New Light

A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.

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