Here’s what snow forecasters are watching, and why skiers and other snow lovers shouldn’t lose hope.

Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator.

Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change

Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilizers.

African Forests Have Become a Source of Carbon Emissions

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the damage it sustained more

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection

The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.  When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens.  The supermoon can be glimpsed in clear night skies without any special equipment.

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

Scientists used data from NASA's Perseverance rover to find tiny lightning bolts on Mars that could scour biosignatures off the world's surface

Electric discovery on Mars! Scientists find tiny lightning bolts coming from Red Planet dust clouds

11,000 pounds of cargo recently arrived at the International Space Station.

Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025

The waxing gibbous moon will appear close to Saturn in the southeastern sky at sunset on Nov. 29 as Neptune lurks unseen nearby.

Saturn shines with the waxing moon at sunset on Nov. 29

Watch live as near-Earth asteroid Eros buzzes the Andromeda Galaxy on Nov. 30 (video)

Depending on how you look at it, the universe might not have an "end," after all.

How will the universe end?

Scientists may have "heard" the first tantalizing evidence of primordial black holes formed directly from overly dense pockets of matter just after the Big Bang.

Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang?

A newly discovered tectonic "regime" may explain why Earth has active plates while Venus remains stagnant.

Earth's newfound 'episodic-squishy lid' may guide our search for habitable worlds

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered puzzling ultraviolet radiation around young stars in a stellar nursery.

James Webb Space Telescope spies mysterious high-energy radiation in star nursery

Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.

Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here's why

But being in this sweet spot doesn't automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life.

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

Expedition 73 gained three crewmates, expanding the International Space Station's complement to 10. Activities continued as the outpost extended beyond 25 years of a continuous human presence.

Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the International Space Station this week Nov. 24-28, 2025

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea (video)

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.

NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis

As NASA prepares for crewed Artemis missions, its astronauts are learning to use a new generation of spacesuits: the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, designed by Axiom Space.

NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025

The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality.

Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest

Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, have allowed scientists to better understand how this cosmic titan fires off flares.

James Webb Space Telescope watches our Milky Way galaxy's monster black hole fire out a flare

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have solved the mystery of 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the "Burtele Foot" discovered in Ethiopia in 2009, finding they belonged to an enigmatic

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

A launch pad at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space complex was damaged during Thursday’s launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.

Launch pad damaged as Russian rocket blasts off for space station, agency says

For the first time since 1961, Russia has lost the ability to launch crewed rockets

Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

Saturn shines near the half-lit moon at sunset on Nov. 27

See a half-lit moon shine among the stars of Aquarius on Nov. 27

By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with people around the world.

Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication

Scientists have discovered that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belonged to a previously unknown ancient relative similar to Lucy.

Mystery foot suggests a second early human relative lived alongside Lucy

Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

South Korea lofted the CAS500-3 Earth-observation satellite and a dozen ride-along cubesats Wednesday (Nov. 26) on the fourth-ever launch of its Nuri rocket.

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Electric discovery on Mars! Scientists find tiny lightning bolts coming from Red Planet dust clouds

Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change

Saturn shines with the waxing moon at sunset on Nov. 29

Watch live as near-Earth asteroid Eros buzzes the Andromeda Galaxy on Nov. 30 (video)

How will the universe end?

Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang?

Earth's newfound 'episodic-squishy lid' may guide our search for habitable worlds

James Webb Space Telescope spies mysterious high-energy radiation in star nursery

Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here's why

Saturn shines with the waxing moon at sunset on Nov. 29

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the International Space Station this week Nov. 24-28, 2025

SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea (video)

NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis

NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025

Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest

James Webb Space Telescope watches our Milky Way galaxy's monster black hole fire out a flare

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

Launch pad damaged as Russian rocket blasts off for space station, agency says

Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

See a half-lit moon shine among the stars of Aquarius on Nov. 27

Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication

Mystery foot suggests a second early human relative lived alongside Lucy

Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan

Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

South Korea launches Earth-observation satellite on homegrown Nuri rocket