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Science • Apr 16

2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now — and Earth would feel it

In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe.

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Science • Apr 16

'That was a wonderful toilet': Artemis 2 commander defends mission's lunar loo

Artemis 2's groundbreaking space toilet doesn't deserve the bad press it's gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman.

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Science • Apr 16

Northern lights map shows best places to see the aurora tonight

Skywatchers, it's time! If you live in certain parts of the United States you may have a chance to view the northern lights tonight.

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Science • Apr 16

The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs

The small, plant-eating Lystrosaurus thrived post-extinction, while its predators suffocated to death. Its eggs played a critical role.

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Science • Apr 16

‘Opportunity of a lifetime’: Chelsea navy medical diver recalls helping Artemis II crew out of capsule

Vlad Link was on the team who entered the capsule to evaluate the four astronauts after they completed their historic nine-day mission to the moon.

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Science • Apr 16

Scientists Find Rare Whale ‘Alphabet,’ and the Human Similarities Are Incredible

Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Out in the open ocean, long before we ever understood it, something has been happening...

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Science • Apr 16

Here’s How to Best Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower

One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don't worry, there's still plenty of time left to see it.

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Science • Apr 16

After 100 Years, Engineers Finally Discover Why Rubber Is So Tough

Plenty of familiar phenomena and materials are actually scientific mysteries. Reinforced rubber has long been on that list: why is it so efficient in so...

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Science • Apr 16

The Artemis II astronauts are set to take questions about their moon journey

The four Artemis II astronauts, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a world in tumult, took questions Thursday for the first time...

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Science • Apr 16

Iceland Just Got Its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next

Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason...

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Science • Apr 16

'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK

Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and...

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Science • Apr 16

Behold! This is the largest, sharpest 3D map of the universe yet

A new map of the cosmos, including more than 47 million galaxies and other cosmic objects, represents one of the most extensive surveys of our universe ever...

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Science • Apr 16

The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 has begun! Here's what to expect

The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here's what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if...

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Science • Apr 16

Brainerd native over the moon after making history with Artemis II mission

Clear, starry skies of northern Minnesota inspired Branelle Rodriguez's NASA career, which reached new heights with the Artemis II mission.

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Science • Apr 16

Scientists Found a Fossil Along a River in China, and It Seems to Have Solved a 160-Million-Year-Old Mystery

A 550-million-year-old sponge is filling a massive gap in the history of early life on Earth. What did scientists uncover?

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Science • Apr 16

Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser for more than eight hours.

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Science • Apr 16

High-res 3D map of universe charts 47 million galaxies

Researchers hail the achievement as a major milestone in cosmology, with the data now available for global scientific analysis.

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Science • Apr 16

"Synthetic Organic Molecule" Found Inside Martian Meteorite. But Don't Worry, It Is Of Human Origin

While we will have to wait a long time for samples collected on Mars to be returned to Earth, we do have Martian rock sent to us the old-fashioned way...

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Science • Apr 16

Private Japanese spacecraft will inspect 2 dead satellites in 2027

Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.

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Science • Apr 16

Over 5 million bees found under NY cemetery, one of largest colonies recorded

The discovery began by chance in 2022 when a Cornell University technician noticed large numbers of bees in the cemetery and brought samples to the lab.

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