What is the smallest particle in the universe? (What about the largest?) By JoAnna Wendel Particle accelerators can help scientists measure the smallest and largest particles in the universe.
How to watch Bezos launch into space By Stephanie Pappas Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is headed to space on July 20 aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Here's how to watch the launch online.
Photos: Blue Origin's New Shepard mission to space By Jeanna Bryner Here's a look at the Blue Origin New Shepard mission, with photos of the reusable rocket, capsule and a space mannequin.
Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased By Ben Turner The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.
10 wild theories about the universe By How It Works magazine, Andrew May Why is the universe the way it is? Over the years, scientists have explored many ways to explain the cosmos, leading to some crazy-sounding ideas.
What are the chances that Jeff Bezos won't survive his flight on New Shepard? By Adam Mann Two spaceflight experts consulted by Live Science said that Jeff Bezos had decent odds of surviving his upcoming ride into space
18-year-old physics student to fly to edge of space with Bezos By Stephanie Pappas Oliver Daemen, 18, will accompany Jeff Bezos to space on July 20 aboard New Shepard.
'Alien burp' may have been detected by NASA's Curiosity rover By Ben Turner Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.
How to watch shooting stars in the Perseid meteor shower tonight By Laura Geggel The annual Perseid meteor shower lasts from July 14 to Aug. 24.
How to tell if extraterrestrial visitors are friend or foe By Avi Loeb Aliens will most likely be robotic and guided by AI—so we'll need our own AI to figure them out.
Rare 'teardrop' star and its invisible partner are doomed to explode in a massive supernova By Brandon Specktor Astronomers detected a rare teardrop-shaped star that is being ripped apart by an invisible white dwarf, pushing the pair toward an inevitable supernova explosion.
1 billion sea creatures cooked to death in Pacific Northwest By Ben Turner The mass death of animals such as mussels and clams will have a significant impact on coastal water quality, scientists say.
With Virgin Galactic's launch of Richard Branson in the books, all eyes are on Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos By Mike Wall Richard Bransons' flight Sunday (July 11) was just the first of two planned billionaire spaceflights this month. Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos is scheduled to fly on July 20.
Amazing Virgin Galactic video shows Richard Branson's Unity 22 crew soaring into space By Elizabeth Howell New camera views from the cockpit and carrier launch plane follow Richard Branson on his debut flight on a Virgin Galactic spaceship.
Scientists create super-bendy ice By Ben Turner The researchers believe their new bendy ice strands could give us some important hints into how water ice behaves in its natural state.
Mystery of Jupiter's powerful X-ray auroras finally solved By Charles Q. Choi Mysterious flares of X-rays from Jupiter's auroras suggest that the giant planet's "northern lights" may possess unexpected similarities with those of Earth, a new study finds.
'Welcome to the dawn of a new space age,' Richard Branson says after Virgin Galactic flight By Chelsea Gohd Virgin Galactic's newly minted astronauts are beyond thrilled following their journey to space on the company's first fully crewed spaceflight.
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity By Chelsea Gohd Early this morning (July 11), billionaire Richard Branson and three other passengers briefly went to space for the first fully crewed spaceflight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.
Virgin Galactic will launch billionaire Richard Branson into space today. Here's how to watch it live. By Elizabeth Howell Virgin Galactic will broadcast the flight of its founder, Richard Branson, as he soars into space on Sunday (July 11).
How many atoms are in the observable universe? By Harry Baker Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe, but how many are there in the part of it we can see from Earth?
