Stories by Adam Kovac

It’s unclear what these objects actually are, but evidence for them has been detected by NASA’s Chandra space telescope for years

In 2022 researchers detected a very odd photon from an enormous gamma-ray burst that should have been destroyed on its way to Earth

The silliest science awards of the year are here, but the Ig Nobels aren’t just funny business

In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury

The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

The proposed changes, which would have given control of science funding to appointed bureaucrats, were criticized widely by the scientific community

The Roman Space Telescope will spend more than a quarter of its time staring at the Milky Way’s bulge, a star-packed central region of our galaxy that may swarm with small, rocky exoplanets

The evidence in favor of and against video games promoting aggressive behavior is murkier than you might think

According to a new poll, more Americans also think they have seen a UFO now than they did in the past 53 years

Meta agreed to implement new safety measures, including a default two-hour daily limit for using Facebook and Instagram, for users under the age of 18

Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania in 35 years

In a 2023 podcast interview, Heidi Overton called for the creation of “alternate systems” for publishing research that would back conservative policy

A wildfire outside Reno began on August 22 and has already burned more than 15,000 acres of land

The search for frozen water is crucial to both China’s and NASA’s plans to establish permanent moon bases

Snapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the photo’s legacy lives on in the breathtaking images of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew

The space agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which studied cataclysmic cosmic explosions, is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year

The combined drug works by nudging the body’s own immune system to make proteins that attack and destroy melanoma cells

Five common microorganisms found on Earth could survive at the lunar south pole, a new study finds, presenting a contamination risk for future human missions

Overton is a medical doctor with ties to the “Make America Healthy Again” movement

The same people affected by extreme weather are also likely to worry that they will face a future disaster, according to a new poll

The conservative think tank’s report claims that high-intensity and elite sports training has lasting effects on menstrual cycles and fertility

The start-up’s grant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative will fund an international information sharing system designed to flag biosecurity threats from AI

Music and math often come together in ways we don’t expect