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Metal-tipped stingers and pincers could explain why scorpion stings and pinches are so painful. A new study has explored this amazing feature in more detail.

Using data from the TESS space telescope, astronomers have discovered over 10,000 new exoplanet candidates. That's an unprecedented number for a single survey.

On May 6, 1968, more than a year before he walked on the moon, Neil Armstrong narrowly escaped disaster during training. See Neil Armstrong's close call here.

AI-powered robots are helping researchers locate and remove waste from Europe’s seafloor, making underwater cleanup safer and more efficient.

Could violent stellar flares actually make planets more habitable? A new study into ultraviolet habitable zones says yes.

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for April 2026 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, we'd love to see it!

Archaeologists have used AI technology to recreate a Pompeii victim. The man fled the volcano while trying to protect his head with a terracotta bowl.

A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds? NASA's Webb space telescope has found the 1st signs of cirrus-like clouds on exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab.

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are fire-driven thunderstorms. The storms can produce lightning and strong winds that make the fire situation worse.

A look at western US wildfires over the past 30 years shows they are becoming less frequent, but fires that pop up are also larger and more damaging.