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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two robotic landers, one from the United States and the other from Japan, are currently in transit toward the moon — and a third has just joined them. The latest contender is a standout: The spacecraft, called Athena, was built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which so far is the

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process. Mars is one of the most well-studied planets in our solar system due to its proximity to

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The Blue Ghost lunar lander has been sharing dazzling visuals of our celestial neighbor since it successfully entered the moon’s orbit on February 13. The new footage features a close-up of the moon’s far side, an area that is not visible from Earth, taken after the lander transitioned from

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Runes, the oldest form of writing in Scandinavia, are the result of what happened when one community met another. Early Scandinavians began trading goods with the Roman army within the first few centuries AD. Experts believe the Roman alphabet may have inspired the Scandinavians to create their own writing

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest dated rune stone, a landmark discovery revealed in 2023, is just one piece of a larger, nearly 2,000-year-old slab, new research has found. Now, scientists in Norway are working to reassemble the ancient puzzle, a process that’s starting to shed light on who carved the mysterious

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Some House Democratic lawmakers are raising “deep alarm” over Department of Government Efficiency’s interactions with NASA and potential conflicts of interest in a new letter released Friday. “The lack of transparency surrounding DOGE’s presence and activities within NASA is ominous and unacceptable,” reads the letter, which is signed by

By Ella Nilsen and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration told US government scientists working on a vital global climate report to stop their work, according to a scientist involved in the report – the latest move to withdraw the US from global climate action and research. The US had been highly involved

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Panama Canal is an extraordinary feat of engineering. This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride. But it’s in trouble. More frequent, intense droughts have

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA confirmed Thursday that the space agency may have sidestepped the sweeping layoffs it was expected to implement this week, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career professionals. In a statement, the agency said it worked with the Office of Personnel Management — which has been at

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially flamboyant with hues of emerald, lemon, cobalt and ruby. Now, research has revealed these stunning birds are also sending secret color signals that are invisible to human eyes. Plumage and

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Large reserves of white hydrogen may exist within mountain ranges, according to a new study, raising hopes this clean-burning gas can be extracted and supercharge efforts to tackle the climate crisis. White hydrogen has recently gained attention for its potential to help replace planet-heating fossil fuels. It was only

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The constant, rapid-fire display includes seconds-long short flashes and longer, blindingly bright flares of light on a daily basis. The Webb observations mark

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — If you think you have your egg-boiling technique down to a science, there is still a chance you haven’t prepared the “perfect” boiled egg. Boiling an egg flawlessly is challenging because the albumen — or egg white — and the yolk have different compositions, requiring them to be cooked

By Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials scrambled through the weekend amid a flood of criticism to claw back employees they fired Thursday evening at the National Nuclear Security Administration, four people familiar with the terminations — and their fallout — told CNN. More than 300 employees were initially fired