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Artist view of TOI-715 b, a super-Earth 137 light-years away in the habitable zone, orbiting a cool red dwarf star.

NASA detects a “super-Earth” just 137 light-years away in the habitable zone: the most intriguing detail is that its year lasts only 19 days

January 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Earth briefly borrowed a second moon that may be made of lunar rock

Earth briefly borrowed a second moon that may be made of lunar rock

January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If you thought “something was entering the atmosphere,” you weren’t the only one. What people saw in Alabama and Georgia lines up with the Taurid meteors that show up in the fall and surprise people with how bright they are.

If you thought “something was entering the atmosphere,” you weren’t the only one. What people saw in Alabama and Georgia lines up with the Taurid meteors that show up in the fall and surprise people with how bright they are

January 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Aerial view of Monte Sierpe “Band of Holes” 5,200 pits in ordered rows on a ridge above Peru’s Pisco Valley.

More than 5,200 holes lined up as if they were numbers hid more than just an archaeological mystery

January 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Melting clock symbolizing the “time mirror” experiment that reverses part of an electromagnetic wave backward in time.

After 60 years of theory, a team achieves a real “time mirror”, and what happens to the wave seems to come from the future

January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Cratered Moon surface in shadow, representing the Moon receding from Earth and the slow lengthening of our days.

They detected that the Moon is moving away about 3.8 centimeters per year, and the disturbing detail is that this “step backward” is stretching our days without anyone noticing

January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Mechanic holding gold bars discovered inside an old Iraqi Army Type 69 tank purchased online

A mechanic bought an old Iraqi tank online, and when he reached inside it, he found $2.4 million worth of gold bars hidden inside

January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
An hourglass floating in front of Earth, symbolizing how climate change is affecting the planet’s rotation and global timekeeping.

Climate change is now tugging on the world’s clocks

January 6, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Illustration of a Martian crater lake, representing evidence of ancient liquid water on Mars from wave ripple patterns.

Clear and definitive evidence of liquid water, not just ancient ice, found on Mars

January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Grease-stained hand holding a spark plug in front of a car engine bay.

They gave her a quote for replacing the spark plugs, she bought her own to “save money,” and two weeks later the car started telling a different story

January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Grad PLUS loan request form in front of the U.S. Department of Education, as 2026 loan caps hit architecture and nursing.

Architecture and nursing lose official status in the US, and student loan cuts now have a date

January 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
NASA LunaRecycle Challenge winners announcement graphic over the Moon’s surface with NASA logo and recycling badge.

NASA’s 3 million dollar “lunar recycle” bet could change how we deal with trash on and off the Moon

January 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Large papery wasp nest with a round entrance hanging in a leafy tree.

The first heavy frost arrived, the garden fell silent, and then the big question arose: where do bees and wasps hide for months without freezing to death?

January 4, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Satellite chlorophyll-a map of the Gulf of Panama showing plankton-rich waters linked to seasonal upwelling.

The Panama Sea stopped “breathing” in 2025, and what satellites and fishermen saw had never been recorded in four decades

January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine inside a U.S. shipyard, image illustrating the return of the USS Utah name.

U.S. Navy brings back the USS Utah name with a new Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine

January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Scam alert graphic about fake websites claiming a $2,000 IRS deposit, showing IRS logo, cash, and a warning sign.

Suspicious websites appear claiming a $2,000 deposit from the IRS, and many wonder if the income is real or a scam

January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Deep-sea submersible shines a light on a coelacanth swimming above a rocky seafloor.

A mistake repeated since the 1800s hid a legendary predator in the cliffs of southwest England

January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Drone view of Uşaklı Höyük, Turkey, where seven infants’ remains were found beside a monumental Hittite stone circle.

Seven babies buried without graves or pots surrounded a monumental structure, and now archaeologists believe they understand what kind of ritual was celebrated there

January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
MeerKAT image of Inkathazo, a giant radio galaxy with bent jets spanning ~3.3 million light-years

A galaxy so large that it makes the Milky Way seem tiny has been detected, and scientists are calling it a “problem” for a disturbing reason

January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
The ocean liner SS United States passes beneath a Delaware River bridge as it departs for conversion into a Gulf artificial reef.

The legendary SS United States sets sail for the last time, and its final destination is not a port, but the bottom of the ocean

January 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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