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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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Science • Apr 21

At a Pool Party With a Bunch of Teenagers, I Had to Stop My Wife From Doing Something Wildly Inappropriate

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we're diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with...

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Science • Apr 21

SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force

The U.S. Space Force launched its final Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite into medium Earth orbit in the predawn hours of Tuesday aboard a...

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Science • Apr 21

Euclid Space Warps: help spot galaxies bending spacetime

With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project on the Zooniverse platform, you can now join in the search to find rare and elusive strong...

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Science • Apr 21

How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

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Science • Apr 21

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force after rocket swap (video, photos)

SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a...

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Science • Apr 21

Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight is the result of a hidden...

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Science • Apr 21

Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails

On cosmic scales, only dark matter (or something equivalent) gives us the Universe we observe. Now, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect agrees.

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Science • Apr 21

Artemis III moon rocket rolls out of factory onto barge

Boeing successfully rolled out what's called the “Top Four-Fifths” of the core stage for the Artemis III moon rocket from the Michoud Assembly Facility in...

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Science • Apr 21

A Simpler Path to Super-Resolution: Scientists Reinvent Microscopy

A new imaging framework is pushing the boundaries of how scientists observe life at the microscopic scale.

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Science • Apr 21

Scientists finally capture an incredible weather phenomenon on camera after decades of trying

Scientists have captured glowing treetops during thunderstorms for the first time ever, revealing hidden electrical discharges.

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Science • Apr 20

NASA Plans to Test Fire on The Moon Ahead of Future Missions

There's one particular challenge facing the crewed missions of the near future that scares mission planners more than almost any other: fire.

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