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Auroras swirling above the North Pole are a gorgeous sight from Earth’s surface—and from space. A satellite named Smile has captured an auroral substorm raging above the North Pole. The…

SpaceX has a very big day planned. Elon Musk‘s company is scheduled to launch three missions in a 13-hour span today (Oct. 1), a feat it has accomplished just once…

Creatine is widely known for helping support muscle growth and athletic performance, but researchers are increasingly examining whether its benefits extend well beyond the gym. New findings from Texas A&M…

Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where. Existing systems can…

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Astronomers have long relied on brief bursts of gamma rays to identify collisions between neutron stars. These flashes can vanish in less than two seconds. Now, new research suggests that…

We’ve never had an Atlantic hurricane season without a single hurricane through the end of September since reliable records began—until now. That fact underscores how remarkable this season has been,…

The human brain is a magnificently complex information-processing machine that is extremely off-limits to certain kinds of research. Science survived the moral void into which brain research fell for much…

China’s technology plans for 2026-30 are looking beyond AI alone. Beijing is placing artificial intelligence alongside semiconductors, quantum technology, biotechnology, brain-computer interfaces, and nuclear fusion as part of a broader…

A new NASA directive seeks to loosen “planetary protection” rules meant to avoid contaminating other worlds with microbial life from Earth. The policy shift arrived via a message to NASA…

A large review led by researchers at King’s College London has found that people who use cannabis are more likely both to commit violent acts and to experience violence themselves….

Researchers have discovered an exoplanet that travels around its small, red star backward, much like a rubber duck spinning against the current in a whirlpool. The discovery could give insight…

The “will they, won’t they” story of whether or not the Marvel Cinematic Universe is making a new Blade comics adaptation, starring Mahershala Ali as the vampire anti-hero, seems to…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Earlier this month six men were extradited from South Africa for allegedly conning more than 100 U.S. women out of…

Baek Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, chairs the 13th Meeting of Ministers on Science and Technology Policy in the main video conference room of the…

In the US, the official health recommendations for fruit are two cups per day for a diet based on 2,000 daily calories – but it’s estimated that 8 in 10…

Earth has a finite surface. We can measure it, and if the planet itself were expanding, that surface area would increase over time. Surprisingly, our familiar planet also offers a…

When the U.S. announced that it has placed weapons in space on September 14, it came as a surprise to absolutely nobody familiar with the subject. “My initial impression was…

Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds through Alaska’s breathtaking Brooks Range mountains has been starting to look a little… rusty. Scientists…

A satellite no bigger than a small carry on suitcase could help scientists investigate one of the least understood periods in cosmic history: the roughly 150 million years of darkness…

Toronto-based firm provides plasma measurement systems for fusion companies. A former employee of General Fusion has started his own company to make a standardized component to support companies working…

Next-generation weight-loss drugs just hit a new milestone: In a phase 3 clinical trial, retatrutide helped people with type 2 diabetes lose an average of up to 49.6 pounds, or…

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, as the earliest opportunity to launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. In the days before…

Like movies, post-apocalyptic nightmares are a setting video games will never abandon. From the Fallout franchise to more recent examples like Hideo Kojima’s wildly inventive Death Stranding series, gamers are…

Early Monday morning, the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) zoomed by Earth as it prepared to slingshot itself off to the outer solar system. The flyby’s goal…

Japanese startup Helical Fusion plans to begin preliminary power-on tests of its Helix HARUKA demonstration fusion reactor in 2027. The company expects the project to become a step toward the…

Imagine the most ridiculous uber-wealthy person alive. Maybe he’s a little rotund, his expensive silk pajamas barely hiding his protruding paunch. Maybe he wakes up in a mansion filled with…

Immune cells that usually defend the body by attacking infected or foreign cells appear in unusually high numbers in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions. Evidence…

Scientists have taken a closer look at what happens to the human genome in simulated microgravity — and found that it is surprisingly resilient, at least over a single day….