Does your nose help choose your friends?

Humans maintain the polite fantasy that we don’t constantly smell each other. Despite our best efforts…

Experimental discovery of a tetrahedron – a strange state of matter

Scientists have announced the experimental discovery of a tetraneutron, a strange new state of matter that…

Watch a rare alignment of five planets in the sky this weekend

The event started at the beginning of June and has continued to get brighter and easier…

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest bacteria the size of an eyelash | microbiology

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known bacteria, which comes in the form of white threads…

Five planets line the sky in June. Here’s how to see it.

Five planets move in a rare alignment, which will be visible from Earth this week. Mercury,…

NASA’s Mars Insight probe is getting a few more weeks of science operations

NASA’s Mars Insight probe uses a seismometer to study the inner layers of Mars. Seismic signals…

SpaceX begins stacking the Florida Starship’s launch tower

SpaceX has begun piling the first Starship launch tower in Florida. Less than half a year…

Watching the violent death of a very giant star is rare

Artist’s impression of the red giant star VY Canis Majoris. VY Canis Majoris is located about…

The skin mites that vanish on our faces at night are slowly merging with humans

If you’re reading this, you’re probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for moths…

NASA counts down within 29 seconds of the launch of the large SLS rocket

Zoom / A NASA Space Launch System rocket, reflected in the spinning trough at the Kennedy…