Ancient life has been resurrected from the bowels of a military tunnel that penetrates the Alaskan permafrost.
Some of the microbes thawed from these long-frozen soils have been trapped for 40,000 years. Now, they’ve been reawakened.
“These are…

Ancient life has been resurrected from the bowels of a military tunnel that penetrates the Alaskan permafrost.
Some of the microbes thawed from these long-frozen soils have been trapped for 40,000 years. Now, they’ve been reawakened.
“These are…

Bacteria fill your body by the trillions, especially in your gut, where they outnumber your human cells. These tiny organisms – part of what’s called your microbiome – aren’t just hanging out.
Gut bacteria help you digest food, make…

Astronomers have uncovered a remarkable new addition to the catalog of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) – cosmic powerhouses that shine with more than a trillion times the luminosity of our Sun and forge stars at astonishing rates of…

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SpaceX plans to launch Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.
Starship, the biggest and most…


When astronauts touch down near the moon’s south pole in the coming years as part of NASA’s Artemis program, they may discover a remarkable archive of clues about how the moon was born. That possibility comes from new research led by Jeffrey…

The European Space Agency (ESA) has just made it possible for all wannabe astronauts to fly over the Red Planet — virtually. In a mesmerizing new video, viewers can glide over the ancient Shalbatan Vallis channel as it cuts…

Between October 1 and 7, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their instruments toward interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed near Mars.
Of all ESA spacecraft, the two Mars orbiters had the best view of this…