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Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans
By Stefanie Waldek Published
The dinosaurs may not have starved through a years-long winter. New evidence suggests a blanket of ultrafine impact dust set the planet on fire within hours.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
By Mike Wall Published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast late on Friday night (July 31).

SpaceX's Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video)
By Mike Wall Published
We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle in space, thanks to one of the company's Starlink V3 broadband satellites.

How do supermassive black holes grow? AI finds 7 spacetime-warping 'quasars' that could help solve the mystery
By Samantha Mathewson Published
Astronomers found seven rare quasar gravitational lens candidates using AI, providing a powerful new tool for studying black hole and galaxy evolution.

'The End of Oak Street: Could JJ Abrams' new 'Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park' movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?
By Jeff Spry Published
JJ Abrams' new film "The End of Oak Street looks like "The Twilight Zone" meets "Jurassic Park" with a dash of "A Quiet Place." Could it be the perfect summer movie?

The Milky Way has a hidden feature you've probably never noticed. Here's how to find it
By Jamie Carter Published
Summer is the ideal time to look for the Great Rift, a long series of dark dust clouds that appear to split the Milky Way from Cygnus through Sagittarius.

Our 1st look at 'Blade Runner 2099' shows replicants ruling future Los Angeles: 'It's our time now'
By Jeff Spry Published
The script is flipped in Prime Video's upcoming "Blade Runner 2099" series where replicants have rebelled and seized power from human beings in a massive uprising.

NASA is sending 2 probes to the moon to test complex 'three-body orbits'
By Brett Tingley Published
NASA is planning to send two maneuverable probes to lunar orbit in order to learn how spacecraft are affected by the complex gravity environment near the moon.
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