Astronomers deliver the sharpest and deepest view yet of the low-frequency radio sky Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), an…
European orbiter detects fresh hints of volcanic activity on Mars New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars…
Using vibrations to reveal what lies beneath other planets' surfaces Modern space exploration hasn’t quite reached “Star Trek” levels of…
Ceres' water ice can mask massive surface salt deposits The dwarf planet Ceres is arguably one of the most overlooked…
Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation…
This oddball reflective lava world is challenging to understand Among Kepler and TESS’s many surprising exoplanet discoveries are the ultra-short-period…
Figuring out where cosmic neutrinos come from is tricky—radio telescopes could help find 'ghost particles' origin Neutrinos are funny little…
Space station experiment to probe plant disease risks for future moon and Mars missions As NASA and its partners prepare…
Could next-gen artificial intelligence help map out future space outposts? Planning a successful trip can be challenging, especially when your…
Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system Scientists may add a new dwarf planet to…
27 exoplanet targets for the world's first private space telescope The Lazuli Space Telescope will be the first private space…
Lumina simulation brings the early universe to life on a record-breaking scale The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Nancy…
How flare ribbons reveal hidden solar explosions on the sun Many topics in astronomy and astrophysics are esoteric. There’s not…
Everyday Mylar turned into a promising insulator for lunar habitats Establishing a long-term presence on the moon will require solving…
Autonomous triangular modules could build tomorrow's mega-observatories Private companies are getting better at launching more mass into space with larger…
NASA's CASALS instrument bridges gaps in 3D maps of Earth's surface A team of researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…
A magnetar can be born when two neutron stars touch All neutron stars have intense magnetic fields. The typical magnetic…
Planetary 'twins' Uranus and Neptune may have different origin stories By indirectly probing the depths of Uranus and Neptune’s atmospheres,…
Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve…
Simulations explore nuclear mitigation of asteroid threats Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how…
Astronomer leads global team on NASA mission to create unprecedented view of the early universe A University of Missouri astronomer…
Rigorous analysis confirms NASA’s Artemis II heat shield performance NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the moon and…
Green, pink and purple: Astronomers reveal the surprising true colors of white dwarf stars University of Warwick astronomers have shown…
NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of…
Primordial helium further confirms our understanding of the Big Bang In the early moments of the big bang, two elements…
Strong magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to grow beyond the Chandrasekhar limit When a dying star runs out of…
Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of the solar system A Jupiter-sized world just 7.5 light-years…
NASA advances LISA mission contributions with new test telescope NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing…
Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected Astronomers have detected and traced the most distant fast radio…
Artemis II crew moon photo annotations A visualization of a dark moon eclipsing the sun is marked with handwritten notes…
Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology Allen Schnibben’s interest in space started when he was…
Neutrons, rotating black holes, and a galactic PeVatron at the center of the Milky Way Galactic black holes are cosmic…
Gamma-ray search sets new limits on dark matter annihilation in the inner Milky Way Dark matter could be a type…
Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns? A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet…
Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute–led proposal to investigate…
Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized…
Catch a rare lunar occultation of Jupiter plus Saturn at opposition in early October It’s a busy skywatching month ahead….
Alien life? Why the possibility of exoplanet LHS 1140b emitting helium gas is so exciting This summer, exoplanet science—the study…
Hydrogen’s distant glow opens new way to investigate dark energy The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) has shown for…
Astronomers discover a radio galaxy with evidence of four separate jet outbursts Astronomers have identified what may be the first…
Black hole jets reach far beyond galaxies’ visible edges, potentially deciding their fate Galaxies are enormous and hold hundreds of…
An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos Could you imagine if…
US-India satellite captures time-lapse video of volcanic eruption Like tendrils on a vine, lava spreads out from the northern crater…
Astrophysicists use wave simulations to open a new window on dark matter Astrophysicists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU),…
Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study Science fiction suggests…
Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from the sun A University of Iowa-led research team has…
Venus ate its moon: How Earth’s ‘twin’ could have swallowed a rocky satellite Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with…
Scientists simulate cosmic crashes to test whether icy moons gain or lose their ability to sustain life Many of the…
Hubble spots an out-of-sync galaxy Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems…
New krypton-88 data narrow a key gap in stellar strontium models An international research team has reported the first experimental…
Snow, monsoons and oceans shift Earth’s center of mass each year, satellite tracking shows Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around…
Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs This starry view of the nearby star-forming region…
Dense galaxies are carving out a bubble in the early universe When JWST’s first science results started rolling in, it…
JWST ruled out finding tiny moons around an exoplanet—that’s great news The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened many…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 achieves first-ever laser ranging experiment with an asteroid The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached another…
How big can the universe’s first starbursts get? As our telescopes have improved and we’ve been able to peer farther…
Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars On a mostly flat plain an hour north of Stockholm lies a collection…
Tiny salt crevices could act as miniature ‘Greenhouses’ for Martian microbes We’ve been searching for life on Mars for a…
Some black holes grow much faster than their galaxies Nearly every galaxy has a supermassive black hole. The few that…
Early Earth’s auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry We usually think of auroras as…
‘Quiet’ pulsar suddenly reveals three glitches in 15 years of observations Using more than 15 years of observations from the…
FAST finds two mysterious hydrogen clouds with no visible stars Astronomers have found two clouds of hydrogen near the Whirlpool…
How Mercury formed its graphite crust and core As the BepiColombo mission prepares to enter the final phase of its…
Hot subdwarfs come into focus as AI scans thousands of stars in Gaia data There are myriad ways of “being…
Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole Recent observations with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving,…
Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth, but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed? Microbes…
ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031 Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons, with most attention focused…
NASA’s newest Roman space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off…
Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants Some of the strangest weather in the solar system…
SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas SpaceX has…
Discovery reveals rapid pathways to complex aromatic molecules in space A team of researchers led by the University of Hawaiʻi…
The crisis in cosmology continues: Critical problems in a recent defense of cosmic acceleration Doubts about the standard model of…
JWST reveals a race against time for forming planets Planets form from disks of gas and dust around young stars,…
NASA starshade would enable astronomers to directly image rocky exoworlds A NASA-led team hopes to take a shortcut to direct…
JWST peeks at Callisto’s ancient scars Of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Callisto is the one that gets the least attention….
Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking…
Stellar eruptions in the laboratory: First experimental evidence for their suppression in strong magnetic fields An international team of astrophysicists…
Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October: Space agency Japan’s ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples…
Racing to build a radio telescope on the moon Remember the “Wow!” signal? That high-energy radio signature occurred in 1977,…
Mars attacks: How much dust from the red planet is safe to breathe? NASA has released a report recommending an…
Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size…
Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form You may have heard the…
Exploring the moon will require rovers that can think for themselves NASA is planning to send three small rovers to…
‘Starwashing’: How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while causing environmental damage From launchpads to low Earth orbit and beyond,…
Synchronized star pairs unleash radio bursts via a Jupiter-Io-like mechanism Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs…
Space travel doesn’t affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds It’s common to see images of astronauts on…
The ESCAPE mission will study the evolution of exoplanet atmospheres The habitable zone concept is useful for understanding which worlds…
Rocket debris crashed into the moon—why this could threaten future lunar bases In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Aug….
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle The Perseid summer light show…
Reduced gravity pushes people toward simpler movement patterns, experiments suggest From reaching for a cup of coffee to tying your…
Galactic spins carry fingerprints of the primordial universe The origin of spin in spiral and elliptical galaxies has posed a…
Charting the galaxy: Milky Way Mapper survey releases latest all-sky spectra The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V) has announced…
Diffuse inter-filament gas is likely a key fuel source for massive star formation Researchers from Kyushu University have discovered that…
NASA’s PUNCH sharpens solar storm forecasting in first test Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona…
Rubin Observatory opens a deep window on a famous cosmic field A new Vera C. Rubin Observatory image featuring hundreds…
Webb reveals warped structure in nearby TW Hydrae’s protoplanetary disk Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers obtained high-contrast…
Solar wind stirs Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting ion loss to space Our sun constantly releases a stream of high-speed charged…
Moonquakes could reveal ice buried beneath lunar south polar craters Finding water on the moon may only be a matter…
Probing binary stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud with the JWST The formation and evolution of individual stars in a…
Machine learning LDL-C equation comparable to original Martin-Hopkins A simplified machine learning-based low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) equation provides results that…
