The winner of Fat Bear Week 2026 is … Backpack! The people voted him the chonkiest chunk at Katmai National Park this season. He’s the son of former 2019 winner, Holly. Congrats, Backpack! Image via ...

The changes in temperature and vertical structure of the atmosphere are the two main processes that affect the weather on ...

Hurricane Nolo is strengthening south of Hawaii, with forecasters warning that the storm could bring potentially catastrophic ...

The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis) is the largest living lizard on Earth. The biggest males can exceed 10 feet (3 ...

Artist’s concept of a future moon base. A new study suggests there would be enough water on the moon for smaller bases, villages or towns, but not larger cities. Image via ESA. Elvis and fellow ...

In 2020, NASA and the U.S. Department of State led an effort to establish guidelines for human expansion into space. Working with international partners, they came up with the Artemis Accords. NASA ...

Our charts are mostly set for mid-latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. To see a precise view — and time — from your location, try Stellarium Online. Our sun’s 6th planet, Saturn, is now putting on ...

A member of the newly discovered tiger cat species — Leopardus tilcayo — at La Senda Verde, a private wildlife refuge in the Yungas region of Bolivia. This little cat, a male, was previously kept by a ...

Curiosity rover has now spent 5,000 sols — the equivalent to 5,000 Martian days, or more than 14 years — on Mars. Here's a look at some of its discoveries. The September equinox is almost here! Autumn ...

There's an aurora season around the equinoxes, due to the way the magnetic fields of the sun and the Earth work in conjunction with sun-Earth geometry. The Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the ...

Is there life on Enceladus? Two new studies show that the chances for life in the ocean of this Saturn moon are even greater than once thought. Congrats to Backpack, the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026!

The JUICE mission captured this view of Earth during its flyby on September 28, 2026. JUICE passed within 5,369 miles (8,640 km) of the Indian Ocean. In this image we can see Africa and the island of ...