Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission — and nail-biting return to Earth

The Artemis II crew, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a nation in tumult, took questions ...

This 250-million-year-old fossil proves mammal ancestors laid eggs

Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the ...

Antimatter took to the road for the very first time. Here’s why it matters

Scientists successfully transported a minute quantity of antimatter for the first time, opening up new possibilities for the ...

‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space

The Artemis astronauts’ reflections echo a long described change that occurs when humans are given the chance to view Earth ...

The ‘oldest octopus’ in the world isn’t an octopus after all, scientists find

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to ...

CNN Hires New York Times Chief Data Scientist Chris Wiggins to Head AI Team

CNN hired Chris Wiggins, former chief data scientist at the New York Times, for a newly created role as head of machine ...

Artemis II astronauts will see parts of the moon no human has before. Here’s how

The distance Orion will travel during the Artemis II moon flyby will let the crew see the entire lunar disk, including ...

‘And then we saw the little head.’ Scientists witness rare sperm whale birth

Few people have been lucky enough to see a whale birth, with the last one witnessed decades ago. Now, two major papers describe a 2023 birth captured by researchers.

Pooping and snacking: More on an astronaut’s daily life inside the tight Orion

The Artemis II mission around the moon is underway. Four CNN journalists cram inside a capsule-size van to show the ...

Behind-the-scenes secrets of NASA mission control

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.