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A collage of Uranus (left) and Neptune (right). Both images were taken by Voyager 2 in the 1980s.
Physics & Chemistry

Scientists Tried Recreating Uranian and Neptunian Ice. Here’s What Happened

When you crank up the temperature and pressure, ice gets really wonky.

An artist's impression of a black hole merger.
Space & Spaceflight

That ‘Impossible’ Black Hole Merger May Have Just Been a Cosmic Optical Illusion

A record-breaking black hole merger threatened to pull apart astrophysics models—but what if it was just gravity messing...

An enhanced image of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. The false colors highlight the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury's surface.
Space & Spaceflight

Scientists Drastically Underestimated How Much Mercury Has Shrunk

A new estimate of Mercury's shrinkage shows that this planet may have contracted 10% to 30% more than...

The hottest planet of the solar system has an average surface temperature of 867 Fahrenheit.
Space & Spaceflight

Venus May Have Had a Moon for Nearly 2 Billion Years—Before It Ate It

The planet has definitely earned the title of Earth's evil twin.

A Long March-6 rocket launched the satellite on March 15, 2026.
Space & Spaceflight

Chinese Satellite Breaks Apart in Rare Orbit That Could Hold Debris for Centuries

Yaogan-50 generated a large filed of debris in a highly retrograde orbit.

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above the Mojave Desert in California on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
Space & Spaceflight

NASA Readies Its Quiet Supersonic Jet for a Noise Test Later This Year

The agency wants to see just how quiet the X-59 really is.

The new uniform mockup is inspired by the 1997 cult classic Starship Troopers.
Space & Spaceflight

Guess Where President Trump Got His Inspiration for the New Space Force Uniforms

Someone needs to call the Space Force's marketing team ASAP.

A wide-field view of the sky around the bright star Alpha Centauri
Space & Spaceflight

This Startup Wants to Reach Alpha Centauri in 80,000 Years. And It’ll Only Cost $15 Million

"None of us will be here when this journey ends, and that is the point."

The probe is set to become the third human-made object to leave the solar system.
Space & Spaceflight

NASA’s Pluto Probe Could Lose 2 Key Instruments at a Crucial Moment

The spacecraft is currently approaching the outer boundary of the solar system as it prepares to cross into...

The Sun unleashed an intense X-class solar flare on November 11, 2025.
Space & Spaceflight

A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars

The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters).