NASA NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is seen during a 2006 spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The iconic white, puffy suits that astronauts have worn for decades when they leave the International Space … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A lonely diver first spotted the ancient Kyrenia shipwreck off the northern coast of Cyprus nearly 60 years ago. But when archaeologists tried to determine the exact timeline of when the ship came … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, … Read more
Robert Larter Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica in 2019. New study suggests it’s warm CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account. This suggests that current projections could significantly underestimate the problem, according to a … Read more
Hong-Kong CNN — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth on Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, marking a major step forward for the country’s ambitious space program. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the reentry module “landed successfully” in a designated zone in … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — An extinct ribbon-like sea creature the size of a human hand was one of the first animals to develop a precursor to a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using … Read more
Hong-Kong CNN — Suspected debris from a Chinese missile fell to the ground over a village in southwestern China on Saturday, leaving a trail of bright yellow smoke and sending villagers fleeing, according to videos on Chinese social media and sent to CNN by a local witness. The dramatic images surfaced online shortly after a … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — About 67 million years ago, two dinosaurs faced off in a confrontation in what is now Montana before being buried together in a single grave. It is unclear which … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has been swirling in the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated how old the … Read more
Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Two male African elephants exhibit same-sex sexual behavior in Tsavo, Kenya. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 species, but a new study has found … Read more