Happy Earth Day 2025! Write your name in NASA satellite images and celebrate our planet (video)
Check out this fun way to embrace Earth Day and NASA's 60 years of planetary observation.
How Plastic, Glass and Paper Move through the Recycling System
Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process
Phone game lowers social anxiety by shifting focus on to the positive
The game, called StarStarter, rewards players for directing their attention away from negative stimuli and towards positive ones
ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space
A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.
Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot
A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea
Scientists confused by missing coastal features on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon
Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
It’s alive! It’s alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day for April 22, 2025
NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion's forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.
Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in the new Star Wars collaboration (video)
The next Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration will bring new content to Epic Games' hit online multiplayer game, including starfighters, Darth Jar Jar, and a new live event.
Jets wrapped in ‘shark skin’ material could fly further on less fuel
An aerodynamic material that mimics shark skin helps planes fly with less drag – and it can be added to existing aircraft like a decal
Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a ‘missing’ supermassive black hole? (video)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.