Aug. 9, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Reaching Alpha Centauri within a single human lifetime has long sounded like science fiction, yet a new generation of nuclear ...

Humanity’s dream of reaching the stars has grown since the 19th century when we first measured the distance to a star, and today that dream feels closer with the discovery of Proxima B, an Earth-like ...