Archaeologists have uncovered the 1,500-year-old burial of an elite toddler from the Moche culture in Peru.

NASA is overhauling how it selects and develops science missions, with changes intended to reduce costs, streamline competition and get missions into space faster.

The stunningly detailed gold cape is unique in Europe and may have belonged to a high-ranking woman.

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In a set of problem-solving experiments, researchers found that people who used AI to get answers were more likely to give up and fail when that help was removed, compared with people who did not use AI.

As Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin get ready to build a Moon base, NASA administrator Jare The Times of India NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions NASA (.gov) NASA lays out plan for Artemis 3 moon-lander test flight — but when will it launch? Space NASA…

Lumina simulation brings the early universe to life on a record-breaking scale Phys.org Supercomputer reveals first two billion years of ‘cosmic web’ The Times 6 stellar images of the early universe Popular Science Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with Lumina MIT News Smithsonian…

On Oct. 25, 1671, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered a new moon at Saturn! Here's why it mattered.

On this day in space! Oct. 25, 1671: Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, Saturn's 'yin-yang' moon Space

I step into the warm moist air among the columns of the pines, their net of twigs and roots complex as any lines of code. The trees purify and anchor. Their branches balance my restlessness. Their calling is to be present, mine to develop apps. Our tasks verge toward a common logic: living…

The October full moon rises on Oct. 25. Here's how to see it, why it's called the "Hunter's Moon" and everything else you need to know about the lunar milestone.

In this excerpt from "Killing the Dead," author John Blair looks at how the printed press ramped up tales of vampirism, leading to stories of people eating a supposed vampire's organs and drinking their blood in a bid to avoid the same fate.

Stare into the transfixing eye of the "Seagull Nebula" in this newly-released test image from the visionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Gigantopithecus was the largest primate that ever lived. What would have happened when human ancestors encountered it?

Some Chimps Skip Food Tray If the Price Is Friendship Newser Chimps Steal Less Often From Their Friends, Even When Offered Pineapple The New York Times Chimpanzees Steal Friends' Food Less Often 조선일보 Giving Up Pineapple for a Best Friend... Chimps Also Take Less Food from Friends 아시아경제 Chimpanzees…

NASA Contractor on why Space Shuttle smelled bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and u... The Aviation Geek Club

On Episode 233 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. Amanda Smith-Hackler, with the Universities Space Research Association, about entering the space workforce.

On October 24, 1946, a V-2 rocket captured the first-ever photo of Earth from space. Here's why it mattered.

Ancient viral DNA offers clues to why human and chimpanzee brains evolved differently The Brighter Side of News An ancient virus in chimpanzee DNA switches off a gene that is active in humans Phys.org Why did humans’ brains surpass chimps’? A tiny foe might help explain it Science News Tiny Genetic…