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NASA Delays Launch of Artemis II Lunar Mission Once Again

NASA has once again postponed the launch of Artemis II, the crewed lunar flyby mission, setting a...

How to View the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3

The first major astronomical event visible in 2026 is a total lunar eclipse, or “blood moon.” This...

Finding the story

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed

Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few...

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

As the agency rotates through a cast of leaders, it’s unclear when—or if—the US Centers for Disease...

Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

I have long puzzled over something in Andy Weir’s 2021 book Project Hail Mary: Why did...

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

Data centers are being built at a frantic pace all over the world, driven by the AI...

Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on choices made today

The Antarctic Peninsula is an early warning system for the southernmost continent when it comes to climate...

Machine learning streamlines the complexities of making better proteins

Making high-performance proteins for medicines or consumer products can take trial after trial of tweaks, experiments and...

Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open seas

Over 600 million years ago, most of Earth completely froze over, becoming “Snowball Earth.” But even during...

A mouth built for efficiency may have helped the earliest bird fly

About 150 million years ago, in a coastal lagoon in what is now southern Germany, the oldest...
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