Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?

Saber-toothed cats' spinal tumors suggest inbred species struggled to survive

Ancient saber‑toothed cat spines reveal tumor‑laden evidence that inbreeding may have sealed their fate

The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control

NASA’s Swift rescue robot spins out of control, endangering the telescope’s return to service.

NASA captures rare phenomenon of a black hole 'devouring' a star

500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer shows ancient humans were master toolmakers

A half‑million‑year‑old elephant bone hammer unearthed in England reveals ancient Britons were already mastering sophisticated toolmaking.

China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam

A 385‑million‑year‑old amber, hidden in a Xinjiang coal seam, rewrites the timeline of early land plants.