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The most powerful solar flare of 2025 has launched a ball of energy toward Earth that could trigger widespread auroras across the northern half of the United States.

Astronomers at South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like alien activity, it is actually further proof of its completely natural origins.

Latest science news Tuesday, Nov. 11 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be normal and intact, despite some reports that the interstellar visitor exploded after its brush with the sun.

Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs.

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human relatives.

A new kind of processor that uses microwaves can be used in future AI systems or in wireless communications, a new study shows.

The Leonids peak overnight Nov. 16-17, offering up to 15 meteors per hour under dark, moonless skies.

A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the first time.

The uniquely shaped iron surgery implement dates to the fourth to third centuries B.C.

A large, ongoing outbreak that began in Canada in 2024 has cost the country its measles elimination status.

Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11). However, despite recent rumors, the two objects are not related to one another.

Ancient supercontinent Nuna's breakup around 1.5 billion years ago set off a chain of events that made Earth more habitable, new research suggests.

Two voids found on the eastern face of Menkaure's pyramid may indicate the presence of a second entrance.

Astronomers using data from ESA's Euclid and Herschel space telescopes have confirmed that star formation has already peaked in the cosmos, and that the universe is bound to get steadily 'colder and deader' from here on.

Drone footage and on-the-ground excavations high in the Andes are revealing what the Chincha Kingdom and Inca Empire may have used these holes for centuries ago.

Archaeologists have discovered a ram-shaped tea pot and one of the oldest old wine presses in the world that date to the time of the Canaanites during the Bronze Age.

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen antibiotic that shows promising in treating drug-resistant infections.

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards reintroducing commercial supersonic flight in the United States.

The compact robot enables people with limited mobility to navigate complicated environments where wheeled devices can't go.