Something doesn't add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week
A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy's biggest questions: How did the Milky Way's oldest star clusters form?
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'This is such a clear story': Climate change is supercharging El Niño to unprecedented strengths, study finds
An analysis of coral taken from the Galápagos Islands reveals that El Niño has become nearly 40% stronger since the preindustrial era.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend. When will we see its first photos?
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday morning (Aug. 30). The state-of-the-art spacecraft will he...
'Wildfire smoke is the fastest-growing environmental threat in the US': How a warming world will poison the air we breathe
Wildfires are projected to increase dramatically due to climate change. That could trigger a massive increase in heart attacks, premature births and early de...
Devastating Nepal floods were triggered by glacier collapse, experts say — and there's a risk of more landslides to come
Catastrophic floods in Nepal may have resulted from a "hazard cascade" that may have been amplified by climate change, one scientist has warned.
Ocean 'under unprecedented strain' as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levels
The Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that the daily global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level since records began.
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'Starry Night' telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week
The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud shines in a stunning new image revealing glowing nebulae, newborn stars and the Chandelier Cluster.
Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight
A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect their health on long-haul missions to ...
'This is not the outcome we were working towards': $30 million mission to save NASA's Swift telescope fails
NASA's Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after private rescue mission failure.
Climate change will triple the number of days over 105 F in the US. The health impacts will be dire.
Extreme heat will become more common as the climate continues to warm. That will affect almost every facet of our health.
Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660 million years after the Big Bang. The hypot...