March 23, 2023, 8:05am Life
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit. Read story
March 21, 2023, 6:02am Life
British scientists are tracking two enormous icebergs that broke off from Antarctica and could intrude on shipping lanes. Read story
March 23, 2023, 9:07am Life
More than half the solar system’s planets will align Monday in a rarely seen spectacle, arcing across a corner of the night sky. Read story
March 21, 2023, 8:50am Life
Jeff Watters and his friends weren’t sure what to think of the streaking lights that dashed across the Sacramento night sky late Friday. Read story
March 21, 2023, 6:02am Life
The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. Read story
March 21, 2023, 6:00am Life
You can see right through this little aquarium fish from Thailand: Its skin is almost completely transparent. But when the light hits it just right, its body flickers with shimmering rainbow colors. Read story
March 21, 2023, 5:41am Life
Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Read story
March 20, 2023, 6:02am Life
On the morning of February 8, Maanit Goel donned a white T-shirt and black blazer, turned on his computer screen and faced the state Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee. Read story
March 18, 2023, 6:01am Life
A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop. Read story
March 14, 2023, 6:00am Life
For some, it’s a reward. For others, it’s a punishment. Read story