The waxing gibbous moon will appear close to Saturn in the southeastern sky at sunset on Nov. 29 as Neptune lurks unseen nearby.

Saturn shines with the waxing moon at sunset on Nov. 29

Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.

Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here's why

What do volcanic plumes look like from space?

Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano's 1st eruption in recorded history (images)

But being in this sweet spot doesn't automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life.

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.

NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea (video)

Expedition 73 gained three crewmates, expanding the International Space Station's complement to 10. Activities continued as the outpost extended beyond 25 years of a continuous human presence.

Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the International Space Station this week Nov. 24-28, 2025

For the first time since 1961, Russia has lost the ability to launch crewed rockets

Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space

A launch pad at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space complex was damaged during Thursday’s launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.

Launch pad damaged as Russian rocket blasts off for space station, agency says

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have solved the mystery of 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the "Burtele Foot" discovered in Ethiopia in 2009, finding they belonged to an enigmatic

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

As NASA prepares for crewed Artemis missions, its astronauts are learning to use a new generation of spacesuits: the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, designed by Axiom Space.

NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025

Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, have allowed scientists to better understand how this cosmic titan fires off flares.

James Webb Space Telescope watches our Milky Way galaxy's monster black hole fire out a flare

The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality.

Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest

Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan

Saturn shines near the half-lit moon at sunset on Nov. 27

See a half-lit moon shine among the stars of Aquarius on Nov. 27

Scientists have discovered that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belonged to a previously unknown ancient relative similar to Lucy.

Mystery foot suggests a second early human relative lived alongside Lucy

By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with people around the world.

Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural phenomena driven by the dynamic processes that shape Earth’s interior and surface.

Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist explains the link

South Korea lofted the CAS500-3 Earth-observation satellite and a dozen ride-along cubesats Wednesday (Nov. 26) on the fourth-ever launch of its Nuri rocket.

South Korea launches Earth-observation satellite on homegrown Nuri rocket

We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology – and along with them came our long, slow lives, with plenty of chances to gather around the dinner table.

Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings

The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

A wild wolf in British Columbia was recorded pulling a crab trap out of the ocean, potentially marking the first time the species was observed using tools.

In a scientific first, biologists recorded a wild wolf potentially using tools

When last year's solar superstorm Gannon slammed into Earth, it not only painted the sky with beautiful auroras, but also shrunk one of the planet's protective layers to just one-fifth its usual size.

Satellite data reveals a huge solar storm in 2024 shrank Earth's protective plasma shield

Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought

This Huge Ocean Beast Shifts Sharks’ Evolutionary Timeline

Satellite space quiz: What's orbiting Earth?

Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety.  Monday’s announcement comes eight months after the first and only Starliner crew returned to Earth aboard SpaceX after a prolonged mission.  Although NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams managed to dock Starliner to the International Space Station in 2024, the capsule had so many problems that NASA ordered it to come back empty, leavi

Boeing's troubled capsule won't carry astronauts on next space station flight

Two cute rovers recently teamed up in a moon-like facility in search of water, to support future Artemis missions and their astronauts.

These 2 moon rovers used cameras and lasers to hunt for simulated water ice — and one looks like WALL-E

A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use to power spacecraft and rockets.

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

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