SHOCKING: 11 - What They Never Told You

Newly discovered New Guinea snake species named after Guns N’Roses guitarist Slash

Snake is already under threat from industries like coffee farming and mining, researchers say

The Independent UK · Aug 21

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.

Space · Aug 20

SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged late August as a potential date for the milestone.

Space · Aug 20

Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'

Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail.

Space · Aug 20

Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026

This geologic feature has been mesmerizing astronauts since 1965.

Space · Aug 20

James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew

James Webb Space Telescope is finding that between the brightest stars, the cosmic skyscrapers, there are much fainter stars, meaning early galaxies are more massive than we believed.

Space · Aug 20

Arabian oases were centres selling branded products 3,200 years ago, archaeologists find

Study offers way to understand how ancient objects mediated producer-consumer relationships

The Independent UK · Aug 20

A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here's what you need to know

Earth's curved inner shadow will darken the moon's disk during the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse.

Space · Aug 20

Scientists reveals some trees are actually worsening urban air quality as climate warms

Trees found to emit more of potentially toxic rubber compound as city temperatures rise

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Special immune cells in centenarians could be killing cancers before they grow

Researchers say special cells clone themselves when immune system comes under attack

The Independent UK · Aug 20