A NASA spacecraft is set to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth. Here are the risks

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Scientists are one step closer to testing ancient skeletons for pregnancy

Scientists say they have found a way to test ancient human remains for hormones linked with pregnancy, a breakthrough that may allow archaeologists to determine whether a woman was pregnant or had ...
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4 astronauts to depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab

Four astronauts are about to make an abrupt exit from the International Space Station amid a health concern — and their unprecedented early departure will leave behind a bare-bones staff to look after ...

Is all complex life on Earth related to a concept from Norse mythology? Kind of

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.
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Rare deep-sea creatures find livestream fame

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‘Can’t beat the view’: Astronauts discuss life aboard ISS

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Earliest evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens discovered

In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and about ...
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New research upends theory that Indigenous Australians hunted large animals to extinction

Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, ...

NASA abruptly changes its roadmap to putting boots back on the moon

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.
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It’s not just humans – chimpanzees also like to follow trends, study shows

Chimpanzees living in a sanctuary in Africa have developed a “fashion trend” for dangling blades of grass or sticks from their ear holes and their behinds, a new study shows. In 2010, researchers ...
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Medieval scribe’s slip-up triggered centuries of confusion over a long-lost saga. Researchers finally decoded the error

Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King Arthur, the Song of Wade is a case study in what happens when stories aren’t written down. The ...