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Science • May 05

Meteor shower from Halley’s Comet will be visible Tuesday night. Here’s how you can see it

Canadians willing to stay up late, or wake up early, could catch a glimpse of shooting stars Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as the Eta Aquariid meteor...

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Science • May 05

Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by...

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Science • May 05

How Ancient Centipede Ancestors Conquered the Earth

A long-neglected fossil seems to show the evolutionary leap that let the ancestors of today's many-legged arthropods crawl forth from the seas.

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Science • May 05

Rare footage captures dolphins using sponges as tools for hunting on the seafloor

Wild dolphins were captured on film putting sea sponges over their snouts, using them as tools to hunt along the seafloor.

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Science • May 05

NASA released thousands more photos from Artemis II. Here are 9 of the best.

NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month's Artemis II mission around the moon.

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Science • May 05

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

Update May 5, 7:36 p.m. EDT (2336 UTC): SpaceX pushed back the T-0 liftoff time. SpaceX is to launch its second Starlink mission in the month of May,...

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Science • May 05

Close Juno flyby unlocks sharp new image of Jupiter moon Thebe

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter's inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026.

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Science • May 05

Three billion years ago, Earth's life relied on a rare metal

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly...

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Science • May 05

Scientists spot icy object beyond Pluto with an atmosphere that shouldn't be there

Astronomers have detected an atmosphere that shouldn't exist on an icy object beyond the orbit of Pluto — sparking calls for follow-up observations.

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Science • May 05

NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks

You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission.

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Science • May 05

Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video

A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet.

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Science • May 05

Inexpensive material compresses light, paving the way for photonic microcircuits in the terahertz range

A two-dimensional lamellar crystal composed of atomically thin layers of lead iodide (PbI2) could be used to manufacture a new generation of circuits that...

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Science • May 05

Medieval jaw reveals Scotland's first known dental bridge made from 20-carat gold

Without good dental care, teeth tend to suffer. An abundance of archaeological evidence has shown that poor oral health was common throughout history.

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Science • May 05

Jim Bridenstine Named CEO Of Quantum Space In Rockville

Former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine will lead Rockville-based Quantum Space as CEO; the firm builds maneuverable, refuelable Ranger spacecraft and targets a...

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Science • May 05

What time's the meteor shower tonight? When to look for shooting stars

The 2026 Eta Aquariid meteor shower is to hit its peaks tonight and light up the sky with shooting stars and fireballs as Earth travels through the Halley's...

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Science • May 05

What if the brain came first? Scientist rethinks the Cambrian Explosion

For decades, scientists have sought to explain the so-called "Cambrian Explosion," a pivotal period over 500 million years ago when a remarkable diversity...

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Science • May 05

A tiny world at the edge of our solar system grew a mysterious atmosphere, and we don't know how

A very small body, far from the sun in an icy outer realm of the solar system, has mysteriously grown an atmosphere — and scientists are stumped as to how...

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Science • May 05

Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch

Over the weekend, a test of SpaceX's water deluge system appeared to have resulted in an explosion, a potential setback.

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Science • May 05

Unraveling the evolution of an extraordinary photosynthesis in a tropical tree species

Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars and oxygen in various ways (photosynthesis). Drought is a major challenge in...

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Science • May 05

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface photo of the day for May 6, 2026

Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

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