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Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (735+ words) Delays in next-generation spacesuits could push back Artemis moon landings to 2031, an audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General claims. NASA's next-generation spacesuits still aren't ready, and the delay could push back the Artemis moon landings by more than…...
NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (350+ words) The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration. The unusual shape and tight…...
Oil spills from Iran war may contaminate water and food supply and threaten protected wildlife refuge
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (255+ words) Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show. Oil spills in the Persian Gulf are visible from space after Iranian and U. S. -Israeli air…...
Earth quiz: What do you know about our planet's most amazing features?
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (157+ words) Laura is the managing editor at Live Science. She also runs the archaeology section and the Life's Little Mysteries series. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Scholastic, Popular Science and Spectrum, a site on autism research. She…...
Diagnostic dilemma: A teen's classic diabetes symptoms didn't improve with treatment " revealing she also had a much rarer syndrome
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (560+ words) A teen went to the emergency room with classic signs of diabetes, but odd aspects of her case pointed to a second, rarer diagnosis. The patient: A 17-year-old girl in California The symptoms: The teenager went to an emergency department…...
NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument as humanity's most distant spacecraft prepares for risky 'Big Bang' maneuver to save power
1+ day, 22+ min ago (597+ words) After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another instrument to save the mission. After nearly half a century in space, the Voyager 1 spacecraft just shut down one of…...
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1070+ words) More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U. S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts? Florida is experiencing its most intense drought in 15 years, with more than…...
'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (650+ words) An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word. Atlantic Ocean currents that are vital for keeping Earth's climate in check will…...
Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau " Earth from space
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (271+ words) Where is it? Chatham Islands, New Zealand [-44. 00258384, -176. 50074474] When was it taken? Jan. 10, 2026 The Chatham Islands are surrounded by the Chatham Rise " a shallow underwater plateau that extends up to 900 miles (1, 450 km) from the South Island's east coast. This hidden structure…...
A giant 'shadow' has been creeping across Mars for 50 years " and scientists aren't sure why
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (309+ words) The shadowy structure is a patch of ground covered with ash and volcanic rocks, such as olivine and pyroxene, from ancient eruptions that occurred millions of years ago, before Mars was considered geologically dead. It is located in Utopia Planitia,…...