1. Coast-to-coast auroras possible in the US tonight as Earth clashes with a ''coronal hole'' on the sun
4. James Webb telescope reveals ''cosmic tornado'' in best detail ever — and finds part of it is not what it seems
5. Elusive ''Blaze Star'' nova could finally appear in our skies this week after multiple false alarms
7. ''Very rare'' black hole energy jet discovered tearing through a spiral galaxy shaped like our own
13. ''Unlike any objects we know'': Scientists get their best-ever view of ''space tornadoes'' howling at the Milky Way''s center
14. ''Shining anus'' volcano in Tonga coughs up cloud of smoke during recent eruption — Earth from space
15. We rate these as some of the best solar binoculars around — order them now just in time for the partial eclipse on March 29 and save 33%
16. ''Extremely Large Telescope'' being built in Chile could detect signs of alien life in a single night
18. ''Potentially hazardous'' pyramid-size asteroid will make its closest flyby of Earth for more than 100 years this Wednesday
21. The March partial solar eclipse is this week — grab this pack of AAS-approved solar eclipse glasses now with 55% off at Amazon
22. Tumaco-Tolita gold figurine: A 2,000-year-old statue with a ''fancy nose ornament'' from a vanished South American culture
23. Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
24. Controversial black hole radiation first described by Stephen Hawking may have changed the shape of the universe, study hints
25. Silent X chromosome genes ''reawaken'' in older females, perhaps boosting brain power, study finds
26. Weird repeating explosion beyond the Milky Way is one of the hottest blasts scientists have ever seen
29. Terracotta Army quiz: What do you know about the ''warriors'' in the 2,200-year-old tomb of China''s 1st emperor?
34. High-school student accidentally discovers black hole ''light echo'' twice as wide as the Milky Way
37. Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: ''It''s like having a perfectly functional human being that''s the size of a grain of rice''
42. Telescope reveals earliest-ever ''baby pictures'' of the universe: ''We can see right back through cosmic history''
43. New AI is better at weather prediction than supercomputers — and it consumes 1000s of times less energy
46. Are you protected against measles? Do you need a booster shot? Everything you need to know about immunity
47. Yellowstone''s iconic bison herds have merged into a single entity after 100 years of wandering the park
51. Scientists create magnetic ultra-efficient ''universal memory'' that consumes much less energy than previous prototypes
52. ''We had less than a 2% chance to find this'': James Webb telescope uncovers baffling ''Big Wheel'', one of the most massive galaxies in the early universe
53. 30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers ''nothing like what we usually see'' preserved in volcanic ash
54. Euclid space telescope unveils ''treasure trove'' of data on 26 million galaxies in the ''dark universe''
58. Futuristic, ''alien-like'' nuclear fusion rockets developed in total secret could revolutionize space travel — if they actually work
60. ''I was astonished'': Ancient galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope contains the oldest oxygen scientists have ever seen
63. Scientists edge closer to creating super accurate, chip-sized atomic clock that can fit into your smartphone
64. Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at ''Armageddon'' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
66. ''Heat is the final boss. Heat is a different beast'': The planetary peril no one will be able to avoid
67. We think it''s the best DLSR ever made and the Nikon D850 is now at its best-ever price — discounted by a massive 1,000
68. ''The universe has thrown us a curveball'': Largest-ever map of space reveals we might have gotten dark energy totally wrong
72. ''Rainbow on fire'': Venus transforms into colorful crescent as it approaches its closest point to Earth
74. ''We have to fight for a better end'': Author John Green on how threats to USAID derail the worldwide effort to end tuberculosis
75. 4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations
77. ''An artist would be challenged to create such replicas'': How looking closer reveals the beauty and lethal efficiency of insects
78. Google''s ''moonshot factory'' creates new internet with fingernail-sized chip that fires data around the world using light beams
79. Scientists find evidence of ''supernova graveyard'' at the bottom of the sea — and possibly on the surface of the moon
83. ''Not enough survives to read the king''s name'': Tomb discovered of unknown ancient Egyptian pharaoh
84. Alaskan volcano Mount Spurr showing activity that will ''most likely end in an explosive eruption,'' scientist says
85. ''We don''t have a climate crisis — we''re the crisis'': Environmentalist Paul Hawken on why honoring life is the best thing we can do against climate change
87. NASA captures stunning new image of shock waves from next-gen supersonic plane as it flies across the sun
90. ''Mystery population'' of human ancestors gave us 20% of our genes and may have boosted our brain function
91. ''Stranded'' NASA astronauts will be carried away on stretchers after return from space. Here''s why.
94. ''More people are in harm''s way'': Tornadoes are shifting east of Tornado Alley, forecasters warn
98. Punishing AI doesn''t stop it from lying and cheating — it just makes it hide better, study shows
99. Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
105. Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope''s view of the Flame Nebula is a ''quantum leap'' forward for astronomers
107. Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mate
108. James Webb telescope spots ''rogue'' planet with a cake-like atmosphere barrelling through space without a star
113. Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring ''stranded'' ISS astronauts back to Earth
114. Watch: Spacecraft films ''diamond ring'' solar eclipse from the surface of the moon as ''blood moon'' looms over Earth
119. ''Blood moon'' total lunar eclipse: Stunning photos of our celestial neighbor turning red over the Americas
122. ''The most shameful form of execution'': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in Mongolia
124. People find AI more compassionate than mental health experts, study finds. What could this mean for future counseling?
128. Scientists turn light into a ''supersolid'' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters
130. Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds
132. ''It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly'': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
133. ''Pregnant'' ancient Egyptian mummy with ''cancer'' actually wasn''t pregnant and didn''t have cancer, new study finds
135. China achieves quantum supremacy claim with new chip 1 quadrillion times faster than the most powerful supercomputers
137. POLG diseases: Rare genetic conditions that starve cells of energy and afflicted the late Prince of Luxembourg
140. Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until 3,000 years ago, new research finds
142. Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe
145. Quantum-inspired storage can store 100s of terabytes of data on a tiny crystal — with plans to make them into much larger discs
146. A giant extraterrestrial ''wave'' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet''s climate
147. 2,200-year-old grave in China contains ''Red Princess of the Silk Road'' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
149. Evidence for Stephen Hawking''s unproven black hole theory may have just been found — at the bottom of the sea
151. The universe''s water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself
152. Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are ''evolving by themselves'' — and we may finally know where they come from
153. ''A political division, not a physical one, determined who got measles and who didn''t'': Lessons from Texarkana''s 1970 outbreak
155. ''Take shelter!'': Tornado strikes Florida''s Seminole County, destroying homes and interrupting live TV broadcast
161. Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals
163. ''Find of a lifetime'': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
165. 52-foot-high ''megaripples'' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D
171. Meta scientists use AI to decode magnetic brain scans, revealing how thoughts translate into typed sentences
172. Saucer-like ''Winnebago'' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
173. Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel
177. NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft: ''Every day could be our last.''
178. ''One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain'': What happens when autoimmune disorders are misdiagnosed a ''psychosomatic''
183. ''In that moment, that was everything to me'': Patient describes joy of regaining vision in 1 eye after new stem cell therapy
184. Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals
188. Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday''s ''Stand Up for Science'' rallies across the US
189. ''We''re disappointed in the outcome'': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown
190. 28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human ''Lapedo child'' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct
191. ''Let''s just study males and keep it simple'': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
192. Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.
194. ''This is by far the oldest'': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
196. Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over Florida
197. Scientists invent 3D-printed penis implant to restore erections — and it works in rabbits and pigs
199. Mount Roraima: The ''lost world'' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the ''house of the gods''
203. ''This doesn''t appear in computer simulations'': Hubble maps chaotic history of Andromeda galaxy, and it''s nothing like scientists expected
204. Powerful ''equinox auroras'' may arrive soon: Why changing seasons can bring the best northern lights
210. 2,600-year-old jewelry stash from ancient Egypt includes gold statuette depicting family of gods
212. Poisoning or bacterial meningitis could be behind dozens of mysterious deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
217. Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein''s ''spooky action at a distance'' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality
218. ''Planet parade'' ends with a rare conjunction of Venus and Mercury at sunset. Here''s how to watch.
222. 2,400-year-old puppets with ''dramatic facial expression'' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador
226. 125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in China
230. Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is crumbling into the sea at an unprecedented rate
235. Spectacular photo taken from ISS shows ''gigantic jet'' of upward-shooting lightning towering 50 miles over New Orleans
239. ''Einstein''s equations need to be refined'': Tweaks to general relativity could finally explain what lies at the heart of a black hole
241. Sunrise on the moon captured by Blue Ghost spacecraft after NASA and Firefly Aerospace announce successful lunar landing
247. Italy''s Campi Flegrei volcano may unleash devastating eruptions more often than we thought, ancient outburst suggests
253. ''Cosmic Horseshoe'' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected
254. King of the cave centipede: The deadly, blind giant that evolved in the darkness of a Romanian cave
257. Science news this week: Pompeii''s secretive cults and mysterious structures in our solar system
258. This year''s flu shot was up to 78% effective at preventing hospitalization in kids, early data find
259. ''Jetsons'' robot finally arrives: Sweater-wearing Neo Gamma android helps with household chores
261. ''Planet parade'' photo captures 7 planets in a line over Earth — possibly for the 1st time ever
262. 150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought
265. Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork
272. New ''Ocelot'' quantum processor inspired by Schrödinger''s cat could scale up quantum computers by massively slashing errors
274. ''It''s extremely worrisome.'' NASA''s James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
277. Neanderthal ''population bottleneck'' around 110,000 years ago may have contributed to their extinction
281. Chinese scientists reveal plans for near-invisible stealth missiles that could ''redefine modern warfare''
282. Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who ''breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains''
283. ''Planet parade'' 2025: See the ultra-rare planetary alignment peak this week, before Saturn gets swallowed by the sunset
286. ''Utterly cataclysmic'': James Webb telescope spots 2 alien planets disintegrating before our eyes
289. Thutmose II tomb discovery raises new mysteries: Where is his mummy, and why wasn''t he buried in the Valley of the Kings?
295. Scientists create world''s 1st chip that can protect data in the age of quantum computing attacks
299. Earth from space: Rare ''sunglint'' transforms the Mediterranean Sea into a swirling, silver mirror
