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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft: 'Every day could be our last.'
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible!"
'One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain': What happens when autoimmune disorders are misdiagnosed a 'psychosomatic'
Researchers discuss the lasting impact that being disbelieved by doctors can have on patients.
Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great Bear
The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".
Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.
Do 'elephant graveyards' really exist?
Stories of vast graveyards where elephants go to die only scratch the surface of the fascinating death-related behaviors in these mammals.
'In that moment, that was everything to me': Patient describes joy of regaining vision in 1 eye after new stem cell therapy
A first-of-its-kind stem cell transplant has changed the life of a man who was left blind in one eye following a firework accident.
Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals
An archaeological site in the area dates back about 4,200 years.
AGI could now arrive as early as 2026 — but not all scientists agree
Predictions on the dawn of the AI singularity vary wildly but scientists generally say it will come before 2040, according to new analysis, slashing 20 years off previous predictions.
Was medieval armor bulletproof?
The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?
Gravitational memory, woolly mice and more.
Science news this week March 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US
Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.
'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown
The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander falling sideways into a crater and shutting down after 12 hours.
28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct
Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.
Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.
Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?
'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?
Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq
Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.
'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.
Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over Florida
A photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke.
