This Star System Contains 5 Potentially Habitable Planets

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that may be habitable 35 light-years from Earth. Named L 98-59 f, it joins four other worlds in the temperate zone of an intriguing planetary system. [...]

You Can See 2 Meteor Showers at Once This Week. How to Catch a Glimpse

Reaching their full glory on the same day this week are the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers. Here's when to look up. [...]

Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned

"We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the 'red order of battle.'" [...]

These Are the First FireSat Images for Finding Wildfires from Space

A new satellite program backed by Google and global nonprofits is looking to mitigate destructive fire seasons. [...]

Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

Researchers reconstruct ancient diets by studying stable nitrogen isotope ratios. [...]

Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested

Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry." [...]

A Secretive US Space Plane Will Soon Test Quantum Navigation Technology

The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference. [...]

The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid

Stress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis. [...]

Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them

New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services. [...]