Solar eclipse 2024: These U.S. cities are in the path of totality

More than 31 million people live in the path of the Great North American Solar Eclipse, and millions more are expected to flood towns in its path. Here's where you can see it.

California elephant seal pups being born along coast

Northern elephant seal pups are being born up and down the California coast. Breeding season is here, and seals are hauling-out at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Study: Men are better at navigating directions than women but not for the reasons you think

Researchers found that women and men have the same potential for navigational skills and it all depends on the persons' experiences growing up that set them up for their future.

Bay Area Dungeness crab fleet could fade away

California’s commercial Dungeness crab fleet is finally selling its catch to consumers, albeit three-months late. This comes well after the peak holiday buying season has come and gone.  

Axiom Space's Ax-3 Mission Wednesday launch scrubbed. Here's the new launch time

SpaceX and Axiom Space scrubbed the Wednesday crewed launch to the International Space Station to allow for additional pre-launch checkouts and data analysis on the vehicle.

This is the case that protected a phone falling 16,000 feet

It’s the “drop test of the decade,” according to the company taking credit for the phone’s survival.

NASA's Webb telescope finds glowing surprise on brown dwarf

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study brown dwarfs were surprised to find glowing methane resembling aurora lights on a cold brown dwarf.

Man finds iPhone 'perfectly intact' that likely fell 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines flight

The man said the iPhone was found still in airplane mode and open to a baggage claim number for Alaska Airlines flight 1282, which suffered an inflight blowout and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Missing piece of Alaska Airlines door found: NTSB

A piece of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane that blew out minutes after takeoff from Portland, Ore. has been found.

Astronomers reveal what Uranus and Neptune really look like

For years, Neptune was shown to be “too blue" but researchers with the University of Oxford used modeling to show Uranus and Neptune are closer in color.

Mystery solved! Researchers crack code on why your urine is yellow

Researchers have cracked the code behind the yellow hue of urine. In a groundbreaking discovery, they identified the microbial enzyme responsible for this color.

Quadrantid meteor shower peak to bring chances of fireballs

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week, and it's considered one of the best of the year. Here's how to catch a glimpse.

Watch out for these astronomical events in 2024

The year will feature 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, five eclipses and four Supermoons.

NASA spacecraft to converge with Demon of Chaos asteroid as it nears Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on a new adventure to intersect the asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian spirit of chaos, as it makes a close approach to Earth.

Japanese Moon lander SLIM successfully reaches lunar orbit on Christmas

Japan's lunar lander began its orbit of the Moon on Monday, setting the nation up for its first Moon landing in the coming weeks.