Electronic paper ‘Like colour-changing styrofoam’: a close-up look at electronic paper shows why it’s still a pale imitation of the…
Research unlocks supernova stardust secrets Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite…
Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as…
12P/Pons-Brooks: How and when to see the ‘Devil Comet’ A Mount Everest-sized ‘devil’ comet making its first visit to the…
A Week Inside Centauri Dreams No posts this week, as I am wrapping up an overhaul of some of the…
NASA touts space research in anti-cancer fight Experiments in the weightless environment of space have led to “crazy progress” in…
Planet cannibalism is common, says cosmic ‘twin study’ How stable are planetary systems? Will Earth and its seven siblings always…
Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars An international piece of…
Hidden depths and a cosmic mystery Jupiter has much more going on beneath its outer clouds, and NASA invites players…
The dangers of AI farming AI could lead to new ways for people to abuse animals for financial gain. That’s…
Heat to blame for space pebble demise The dust of comets fills the space between the planets, collectively called the…
It’s time to study lunar lava tubes. Here’s a mission that could help The moon is practically begging to be…
Key test drive of Orion on NASA’s Artemis II to aid future missions Astronauts will test drive NASA’s Orion spacecraft…
Another Conundrum: How Long Do White Dwarfs Live? Don’t you love the way the cosmos keeps us from getting too…
NASA study: Asteroid’s orbit, shape changed after DART impact After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has…
As Voyager 1’s mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy For nearly 50 years, NASA’s…
Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born When we look out to the…
Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets Frank Herbert’s Dune is epic…
Businesses are ready for April’s total solar eclipse with celestial-themed doughnuts and beer Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts…
Transits are cool, but… A moon transiting the Sun is awesome, but still doesn’t quite compare to a total solar…
The magic of the mundane Pioneering sociologist Erving Goffman realised that every action is deeply revealing of the social norms…
SpaceX’s 3rd Starship launch makes it to space without exploding, but is lost on reentry SpaceX’s powerful Starship and Super…
SpaceX’s 3rd Starship launch makes it to space without exploding, but is lost on reentry SpaceX’s powerful Starship and Super…
Evolved adapter for future NASA space launch system flights readied for testing A test version of the universal stage adapter…
Inscribing Our Journey to Europa We’re a species that likes to leave evidence of itself in new places. In Greenland,…
Condor telescope reveals a new world for astrophysicists A new telescope called the “Condor Array Telescope” may open up a…
Total solar eclipse 2024: The moon’s moment in the sun On April 8, 2024, much of North America will experience…
Letters live: Rob Delaney reads Pliny the Younger ‘You prefer to dine at some nobody’s house!’ How an ancient Roman…
Video: New radar mission for Europe The upcoming Copernicus Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) will provide continuous…
Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought—it may affect our chances of finding life there Jupiter’s icy moon…
Pentagon says no evidence of secret US work on alien tech Has the United States confirmed sightings of alien craft,…
Pentagon says no evidence of secret US work on alien tech Has the United States confirmed sightings of alien craft,…
Science to satisfy curiosity The Curiosity rover is climbing a mountain to gain knowledge. Bringing back Mars samples will gain…
Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to uncover clues about Neptune’s evolution A ring of icy rocks orbiting our sun…
New Angles on Planet Formation Planet formation is a fascinating subtopic of the exoplanet hunt, and it may just have…
Moon lander Odysseus has a new home and brings an artistic project along for the ride The moon lander Odysseus,…
Multiple spacecraft tell the story of one giant solar storm April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day…
Mars had its own version of plate tectonics Plate tectonics is not something most people would associate with Mars. In…
What ended the ‘dark ages’ in the early universe? New Webb data just brought us closer to solving the mystery…
Night-shining cloud mission ends; yields high science results for NASA After 16 years studying Earth’s highest clouds for the benefit…
Lunar success stories The Odysseus spacecraft marks the return of U.S. landers to the Moon. JAXA wants you to help…
Rethinking the homunculus When we discovered that the brain contained a map of the body it revolutionised neuroscience. But it’s…
To the moon and back: NASA’s Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown Their mission around the moon is not expected until…
To the moon and back: NASA’s Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown Their mission around the moon is not expected until…
Research on dynamics and FNTSM control of spacecraft with a film capture pocket system In recent years, with the significant…
Close Stellar Encounters and Earth’s Orbit Galaxies look fixed in astronomical photos, but of course they’re dynamic systems ever in…
FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship’s double-explosion 2nd flight As SpaceX continues to gear up for flight No. 3 of…
Image: ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell Following a hugely successful mission and almost 30 years in orbit, ESA’s…
A mass of 17 billion suns: Growing black hole is the most luminous object ever observed by astronomers A new…
JAXA’s Lunar Farming Concept Study Cutaway illustration depicting a sublunar farm covered by regolith, providing food and augmenting life support…
Russia’s space weapon: Anti-satellite systems are indiscriminate, posing a risk to everyone’s spacecraft In a week where national security has…
Lander ‘alive and well’ after company scores first US moon landing since Apollo era The moon’s newest arrival was said…
A ridge over hidden water Ridges on Mars and Europa hint at past and present water. Distant dwarf planets are…
Kinship Science must become attuned to the subtle conversations that pervade all life, from the primordial to the present –…
Three years later, the search for life on Mars continues In the three years since NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down…
Heritage ERS-2 satellite returns to Earth Launched in 1995, ERS-2 was a pioneering Earth observation satellite that greatly influenced our…
Einstein telescope E-TEST prototype passes its first series of tests The Einstein telescope project has reached a new stage, with…
Solar Gravity Lens Mission: Refinements and Clarifications Having just discussed whether humans – as opposed to their machines – will…
Capturing a comet’s tail to keep Earth safe from the sun A comet is set to pass by Earth this…
Rocket propellant tanks for NASA’s Artemis III mission take shape As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to…
Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from…
Image: Hubble views a massive star forming This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and…
NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid…
Far from predictable Some things, like solar cycles, are hard to predict. Others, like Zoozve taking the world by storm,…
Ant geopolitics Over the past four centuries quadrillions of ants have created a strange and turbulent global society that shadows…
Spot the king of planets: Observe Jupiter Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets. Jupiter is bright…
Flame burns out on NASA’s long-running spacecraft fire experiment NASA recently concluded the final mission of its Spacecraft Fire Safety…
Saturn’s largest moon most likely uninhabitable A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan—the…
Otto Struve: A Prescient Look at Exoplanet Detection Some things just run in families. If you look into the life…
Into the belly of the rover: VIPER’s final science instrument installed A team of engineers is preparing to integrate TRIDENT—short…
Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy…
Saturn’s Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young…
Which came first: Black holes or galaxies? Black holes not only existed at the dawn of time, they birthed new…
Hubble spots a galaxy shrouded by stars This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a densely packed field of stars…
Cool and mysterious A cool moon, a mysterious planet, and a potentially hazardous asteroid feature in this week’s space news…
The best stories smell When scents are used to intensify a narrative, they heighten young readers’ emotions and enrich their…
Results from South Pole Telescope’s new camera emerge For more than five years, scientists at the South Pole Telescope in…
NASA’s new experimental antenna tracks deep space laser An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals…
NASA to demonstrate autonomous navigation system on moon When the second CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) delivery is launched to…
Newly discovered carbon monoxide-runaway gap can help identify habitable exoplanets The search for habitable exoplanets involves looking for planets with…
White Holes: Tunnels in the Sky? It’s good now and then to let the imagination soar. Don Wilkins has been…
Asteroid that impacted near Berlin identified as a rare aubrite An official classification now aligns with what many suspected from…
Asteroid making its closest approach to Earth this week On 4 February, asteroid 2011 MD will make its closest approach…
Orbital resonance: The striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by…
Ice and fire: Antarctic volcano may hold clues to life on Mars On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from…
Go fetch! A rover collects samples, future Mars Sample Return missions will retrieve them, and perhaps a robotic dog will…
The right to bathe Water is a great healer. Can New York’s public pools and ‘blue spaces’ be engineered for…
Shake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test Sierra Space’s shuttle-like Dream Chaser has been put through its…
Shake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test Sierra Space’s shuttle-like Dream Chaser has been put through its…
First eROSITA sky-survey data release makes public the largest ever catalog of high-energy cosmic sources The German eROSITA consortium has…
Earth’s atmospheric glow can be seen from the International Space Station This high exposure photograph revealed Earth’s atmospheric glow against…
