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See the Southern Lights from Space in New ISS Video

A NASA astronaut Meir captured a stunning video of aurora australis

June 22, 2026

Qatari Sand Cats Caught on Camera for the First Time

The elusive creatures were thought to have vanished

June 22, 2026

How to Protect Earth Against Violent Space Weather

A conversation with a scientist who invented a new storm wall for space

June 22, 2026

In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters

A United States Army Lieutenant was the first to forecast the deadly storms in the late 1800s. Then he was told to stop.

June 18, 2026

Can “Dante’s Inferno” Tell Us Something About Space Rocks?

A conversation with an expert in geomythology about a wild idea

June 18, 2026

How to Dodge a Mountain Lion

A new look at puma-human encounters in the mountains of California

Science Is Political—and Spiritual

Author and physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on the crisis in American science

June 18, 2026

Take a Gander at an Ancient Supernova in the Heart of the Milky Way

The remnants of a star that exploded 1,700 years ago

The Model for Botticelli’s Venus Died at 23

And researchers have a new theory for her untimely demise

June 17, 2026

This Shark Can Walk on Land

A new shark species just dropped

June 17, 2026