January's full moon will light up the sky on Friday, and will be visible all around the world.It will reach peak illumination around 6:08 p.m. ET Friday, rising in the east as the sun sets in the US, according to…
Glaciers are set to lose substantially more ice and contribute more to sea level rise than current scientific estimates project, according to a new report. Using new satellite data to model different climate change scenarios, researchers found that up to…
An Irish national is facing drug charges in Australia after allegedly importing about 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of cocaine inside six, internally concealed Kinder Surprise capsules, according to authorities.Inside milk chocolate Kinder Surprise eggs are non-edible, yellow capsules which each…
A snowy owl that looks like it should be flying about the wintry wizarding world of Harry Potter has been spotted among the palm trees of beachy Southern California.Snowy owls are native to the Arctic tundra, where their largely white…
This year promises to be out of this world when it comes to space missions, launches and the next steps in cosmic exploration.In 2023, NASA will kick off a trek to a metal world, a spacecraft will drop off unprecedented…
Astronomers glimpsed a stellar nursery in a new light, thanks to the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy in Chile.The VISTA telescope, located at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Antofagasta, Chile, observed the Sh2-54 Nebula in infrared…
Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency's famed Apollo program, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 90, NASA said.Cunningham was one of the earliest members of NASA's human…
The new year kicks off with the Quadrantids, one of 12 annual meteor showers.The celestial event is typically among the strongest meteor showers and is expected to peak overnight January 3 and 4, according to the American Meteor Society. Sky-gazers…
For the love of all things sacred, please stop saying "GOAT" -- unless you are shouting about a herd of mid-size animals.At least, that's how a team of judges from Michigan's Lake Superior State University feel about the term --…
Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has "wronged" in the spiritual testament published following his death.Benedict, who was the first pontiff in…
This year was full of moments that remind us why we look at the stars and dig into the past.Wonder and curiosity are some of the most powerful traits humans have, and together, they drive us to ask questions that…
Get out of your East Coast mentality, America. Not everyone starts their New Year when you do.The Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati were the first to see in the new year -- when it was still 5…
Stunning meteor showers, full moons and eclipses will light up the sky in 2023.The year is sure to be a sky-gazer's delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar.A comet discovered in March 2022 will make its closest approach…
The tree of life grew in 2022 as California Academy of Sciences researchers and their international collaborators discovered 146 new animal, plant and fungi species.The previously unknown creatures and plants were found around the world, including the mountains of California,…
Mars may seem like a dry, desolate place, but the red planet transforms into an otherworldly wonderland in winter, according to a new video shared by NASA.It's late winter in Mars' Northern Hemisphere, where the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter…
From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022.Blistering summer heat broke records in drought-stricken China, threatening lives and food production. In the…
This year, humankind glimpsed the universe in ways that were never before possible, and space missions took unprecedented leaps forward in unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos.We witnessed the first mission to the International Space Station funded entirely by space…
Sometime during the Cretaceous Period, 120 million years ago, a dinosaur wolfed down its last meal — a small mammal the size of a mouse. And it's still there.A researcher with a sharp eye spotted the mammal's foot preserved inside…
Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tons (33,510 pounds).The minerals came from a 70-gram (nearly 2.5-ounce) slice of the meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020 and is the…
The son and daughter of Brazilian football legend Pelé have taken to Instagram to post moving tributes and pictures of their father as they spend Christmas at his side at the Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital in São Paulo."We continue to…
