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This image provided by Gianluca Masi shows the comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura and its tail seen from Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible because it will be another 400 years before the wandering ice ball returns.

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now’s the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

This image provided by Gianluca Masi shows the comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura and its tail seen from Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible because it will be another 400 years before the wandering ice ball returns.

September 6, 2023, 11:28am Latest News

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years. Read story

Alyssa Stoner inoculates a tobacco plant at Pairwise in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Can fruits and vegetables be made better? With gene editing, NC firm believes so.

Alyssa Stoner inoculates a tobacco plant at Pairwise in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

September 5, 2023, 6:02am Life

Raw mustard greens, in their genetically unaltered form, leave a bitter aftertaste. Their flavor evokes horseradish or wasabi, lingering on the tongue until a chaser is found. Read story

Scientists find where lust lives in mice

September 5, 2023, 6:00am Life

The source of desire has long been elusive, the stuff of poets and musicians. Read story

A female pearl octopus broods her eggs in 2022 at the "octopus garden" near the Davidson Seamount off the California coast.

Eggs flourish in ‘octopus gardens’ on ocean floor

A female pearl octopus broods her eggs in 2022 at the "octopus garden" near the Davidson Seamount off the California coast.

September 5, 2023, 5:55am Life

Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of octopus huddled together, protecting their eggs at the bottom of the ocean off the central California coast. Read story

Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission

September 4, 2023, 10:26am Nation & World

Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station. Read story

Artist Kelly McKernan paints in their studio Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. McKernan is an artist and one of three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence companies they allege have infringed on their copyright.

Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work

Artist Kelly McKernan paints in their studio Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. McKernan is an artist and one of three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence companies they allege have infringed on their copyright.

September 4, 2023, 6:02am Business

Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist’s words, is “surreal, ethereal … dealing with discomfort in the human journey.” Read story

This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University shows an LROC NAC image enlarged four times centered on the likely Luna 25 crater. A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in almost half a century.

NASA spacecraft around moon spots likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander

This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University shows an LROC NAC image enlarged four times centered on the likely Luna 25 crater. A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in almost half a century.

September 1, 2023, 8:05am Life

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander. Read story

Defense Department spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. Ryder spoke on the second anniversary of the military withdraw of Afghanistan and gave an update on the newly established website where U.S. government and military personnel can report UAP and UFO sightings.

Think you saw a UFO? The Pentagon wants to hear from you

Defense Department spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. Ryder spoke on the second anniversary of the military withdraw of Afghanistan and gave an update on the newly established website where U.S. government and military personnel can report UAP and UFO sightings.

August 31, 2023, 7:28pm Life

The world’s largest military says it’s serious about investigating unexplained objects in America’s skies and will ask service members — and eventually ordinary people — to submit what they think might be alien sightings. Read story

A supermoon is framed by the lights of a semaphore in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

AP PHOTOS: Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around the globe

A supermoon is framed by the lights of a semaphore in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

August 31, 2023, 8:33am Life

the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers Wednesday night. Read story

Are deep blue seas fading? Oceans turn to new hue across parts of Earth, study finds

August 31, 2023, 8:22am Life

A large swath of Earth’s oceans changed color over the past 20 years — and human activity is suspected to have caused it, a new study reports. Read story