How physicists proved that quantum weirdness is a feature, not a bug

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of this year's Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the quantum world

Space weather could threaten NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their trip to the moon

A major solar storm during the Artemis II mission could harm astronauts. Here's how NASA is protecting them

Eat more plant-based protein instead of meat, top heart health body says, contradicting RFK, Jr.

These guidelines reinforce the importance of whole grains and fruit and vegetables but clash with the government's latest nutrition advice on red meat

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NASA’s Mission Back to the Moon

Artemis II, which would be the first time anyone would travel this far from Earth since 1972, launches on April 1. Kenneth Chang, a reporter for The New York Times, describes how the mission is key to a U.S. goal.

Inside a bold plan to pulverize an Earth-bound asteroid

Scientists are designing techniques to smash up space rocks that could be headed our way

Artemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestone

On their voyages to the moon, NASA's astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously

Why do we have chins? Researchers may finally know

Humans are the only species that has chins. A recent study sheds light on how that came to be and why evolution doesn't always follow the rules

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58 Years After ‘Earthrise,’ NASA’s New Moonshot May Rediscover Earth

NASA is set to launch the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a trip around the moon. The first time they did this, it changed the world.

The Alaskan permafrost is thawing. Here’s why that’s so worrying

A Wisconsin-sized region of frozen soil is thawing fast, releasing three trillion more gallons of water per year than it did just four decades ago

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission heads to launch

The U.S. space agency is targeting Wednesday evening to loft four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the spacecraft live

Artemis II Mission Timeline

The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will carry out a packed schedule during their trip around the moon's far side

April 1 snowpack this year is utterly dismal

A record warm winter meant that snow levels across the western U.S. were already low, but an incredible March heat wave has made things even worse

What the Meta and Google verdict means for social media design

A Los Angeles jury found Instagram and YouTube negligent in how they were built, opening a new legal fight over how courts view social media

Secrets of color vision could hold clues to treating nearsightedness

Knowing how your eye optimizes vision could have big implications for the progression of nearsightedness

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Meet the four astronauts of Artemis II.