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United States Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from United States with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from United States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 41646,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "14bcab64c61ba44beb15da02ceff28f5",
            "title": "Splashdown for Artemis II looking good, but NASA monitors Pacific storm that could impact landing",
            "description": "Forecast for Artemis II's splashdown shows favorable conditions off the coast of San Diego.",
            "content": "All eyes are on the Artemis II crew as the Orion spacecraft is set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on their return from space on Friday, and weather conditions will need to be considered for when and where the crew could land off the West Coast.\n... [1907 chars]",
            "url": "https://abc7.com/post/artemis-ii-splashdown-forecast-orions-return-earth-looking-good-nasa-monitors-pacific-storm-could-impact-landing/18857745/",
            "image": "https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/18857744_040826-ktrk-artemis-II-splashdown-forecast-img.png?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T22:41:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e8558fd2479027f3073a0b5be434a244",
                "name": "ABC7 Los Angeles",
                "url": "https://abc7.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "87d362bff81ab51d7374a536fa5a1d9c",
            "title": "Artemis II astronauts head for home, wrapping up final tests and experiments",
            "description": "With astronauts closing out on-board tests, flight controllers are prepping for reentry and splashdown Friday.",
            "content": "Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts worked through a relatively light day in space Wednesday, wrapping up a few final tests before packing up for reentry and splashdown Friday.\nArtemis II comman... [1910 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artemis-ii-nasa-astronauts-head-back-on-earth/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/08/c3676362-7f64-4b5f-918f-123b7a90a621/thumbnail/1200x630/b7e9ef90c999cea6ae29fcd7bf2417b4/040826-crew-fd8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T21:57:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fc9e06a0ffec40c0b6b4c74c546a0ee5",
            "title": "Overview effect: Artemis II crew may have had a perspective shift",
            "description": "The Artemis astronauts’ reflections echo a long described change that occurs when humans are given the chance to view Earth from space.",
            "content": "As the Artemis II astronauts hurtled around the moon during their historic flyby, basking in unprecedented views of the illuminated lunar far side, pilot Victor Glover described the visuals as “sci-fi.”\n“You can actually see a majority of the moon,” ... [5166 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/science/overview-effect-astronauts-in-space",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/660763818-1494247112070660-6405606545859782522-n.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T20:29:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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