The U.S. has been pummeled with heat waves this summer. Here’s how hot overnight temperatures can get in the way of a good night’s rest—in 3 charts

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Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off

On Thursday Knicks fans are flocking to Manhattan for a ticker-tape parade. But where did ticker tape even come from?

It’s a complicated time to be a young scientist in America. Lessons from history can tell us what the future might hold

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The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference

MAVEN was the first mission designed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It also became a vital node of NASA’s communications network at the Red Planet

The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all

NASA’s moon exploration plans call for nearly 80 launches, nearly 75 landers, 10 moon buggies and one nuclear reactor

The Juno spacecraft has rewritten the story on Jupiter, the solar system’s undisputed heavyweight

Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing

The first day of the Artemis II mission saw the crew enter Earth orbit and prepare for their journey around the moon

A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges

Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges

A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.