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This photo provided by Katalyst Space shows a solar panel on Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link robotic servicing spacecraft in orbit on Aug. 24, 2026. (Katalyst Space via AP)

Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it

9:08 AM on Friday, September 4

A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures

Mosquitoes are picky eaters – we studied 3 common South Florida species to learn why they like some people more than others

7:28 AM on Friday, September 4

This photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium shows a beluga whale named Rain swimming on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at the aquarium in Chicago. (Heidi Zeiger/Shedd Aquarium via AP)

2 more beluga whales die at Chicago aquarium, including 1 recently rescued from Canada

2:29 PM on Thursday, September 3

Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was moved in mid-August as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales

USDA Deregulates Darling 54 After Six-Year Federal Review

12:45 PM on Thursday, September 3

Soil Science Prize Winners Pia Viviani, right, and Atlant Bieri, left, on the stage during the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony held in the Zurich Convention Center in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

12:02 PM on Thursday, September 3

Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes

FILE - This undated image provided by the European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury's north pole captured by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo. (ESA via AP, File)

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

9:21 AM on Thursday, September 3

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage

Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90

6:49 AM on Thursday, September 3

Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died at 90

In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal

7:13 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Researchers in Chile have designed special vests for penguins to help them recover during El Nino

This photo provided by NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega (Basque Country University) shows a pattern of clouds around the Saturn's south pole on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega, Basque Country University, EHU, via AP)

Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole

1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole

Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

7:03 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military

7:03 AM on Wednesday, September 2

FILE - Activists participate in a demonstration for phasing out fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

11:01 PM on Tuesday, September 1

In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

7:05 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Greg Metzger, lead field biologist for SOFO's shark research and education program, catches a sand tiger shark off the coast of Hampton Bays, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators

11:07 PM on Monday, August 31

Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries

Nepal's paramilitary force personnel carry the body of a flash flood victim for burial at a mass burial site in Chitwan, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Breathable air and clean water are crucial to the survival of those trapped in tunnels in Nepal

2:05 PM on Monday, August 31

For those stranded by a flood, disaster experts say survival depends on access to oxygen, food and water

Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide

7:04 AM on Monday, August 31

Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design

7:03 AM on Monday, August 31

In this photo released by the Geological Agency (Badan Geologi) of Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mount Sinabung releases volcanic materials into the air during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Badan Geologi via AP)

Eruption of Sinabung volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island prompts higher alert

4:40 AM on Monday, August 31

Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has erupted, spewing black ash and smoke into the sky over Sumatra island

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

6:28 AM on Sunday, August 30

NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe

This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Karina strengthening off the southern tip of Baja California on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say

6:17 AM on Sunday, August 30

Forecasters say Hurricane Karina has become a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, but poses no immediate threat to land

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