Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit Japan’s SLIM space probe entered the moon’s orbit on Monday in a major step…
Why the universe might be a hologram A quarter century ago, physicist Juan Maldacena proposed the AdS/CFT correspondence, an intriguing…
Ancient stars could make elements with more than 260 protons The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised…
Hubble sights a galaxy with ‘forbidden’ light This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is…
A Novel Strategy for Catching Up to an Interstellar Object Reaching ‘Oumuamua through some kind of statite technology, an idea…
Laser pointer + cat = science Learn why NASA got a cat to chase a laser pointer, see the Uranus…
Dancing and time For Rachel Bespaloff, philosophy was a sensual activity shaped by the rhythm of history, embodied in an…
NASA astronauts test SpaceX elevator concept for Artemis lunar lander NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in…
NASA astronauts test SpaceX elevator concept for Artemis lunar lander NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in…
International astronaut will be invited on future NASA moon landing An international astronaut will join U.S. astronauts on the moon…
New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a…
Forbidden Worlds? Theory Clashes with Observation Back before we knew for sure there were planets around other stars, the universe…
Photonic crystals could be exactly what Breakthrough Starshot is looking for Light sail technology is a fascinating concept and a…
Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare…
Breakthrough Listen scans entire galaxies for signals from extremely advanced civilizations In 1960, Dr. Frank Drake led the first Search…
Trying to communicate with whales is like talking to extraterrestrials Communicating between species isn’t something that only has to take…
Alien clouds and those that peer through them From mythology to technology, clouds can’t keep us from seeing what lies…
When does after begin? Three earthquakes hit Mexico City on the same date in 1985, 2017 and 2022. The coincidence…
Entropy could be key to a planet’s habitability We all know that to have life on a world, you need…
NASA’s space station laser comm terminal achieves first link A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its…
Possible first ever synchrotron-based analysis of asteroid Bennu to be performed After an amazing journey, a grain from the asteroid…
NASA’s Perseverance rover deciphers ancient history of Martian lake Marking its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA’s Perseverance…
SETI: Musings on the Barrow Scale John Barrow has been on my mind these past few days, for reasons that…
A 14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about ‘hot Jupiters’ A spacecraft the size of a cereal box has collected precise…
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions One of the…
The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons—and the mission that could solve it The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about…
Image: Hubble captures a cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed…
Getting around in space Planets move around a star, spacecraft make their way across planets and through space, and Planetary…
The two Chomskys The US military’s greatest enemy worked in an institution saturated with military funding. How did it shape…
China scores a big win in race with US for influence on the moon China notched a diplomatic victory in…
China scores a big win in race with US for influence on the moon China notched a diplomatic victory in…
Physics behind unusual behavior of stars’ super flares discovered Our sun actively produces solar flares that can impact Earth, with…
Talking to Starglider When we’ve discussed interstellar ‘interlopers’ like ‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, the science fiction-minded among us have now and…
Exploring the limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies…
Interpreting the afterglow of a black hole’s breakfast An entirely new way to probe how active black holes behave when…
A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync…
Curriculum for Astrochemical Engineering An engineer pondering chemical processes for use in space learned in an advanced postgraduate course in…
A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by…
Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in James Webb Space Telescope image It first appeared as a glowing blob from ground-based telescopes…
Picks, pics, and peaks Your picks for the Best of 2023, our favorite space pics, a mind-boggling peak speed, and…
A glimpse of the world’s heart I wanted to visit Colombia’s sacred mountains. But there are some places we cannot…
One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae from the tropics to the polar regions In early November…
New theory explains how magnetic switchbacks form in the solar wind A new study develops a theory of how magnetic…
Telescopes didn’t always play nicely with each other. That’s about to change Those readers who have dabbled with astronomical imaging…
Cometary Impacts: Looking for Life in the Right Places If you had to choose, which planetary system would you gauge…
NASA orbiter snaps stunning views of Mars horizon Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of Earth…
Next-generation space telescopes could use deformable mirrors to image Earth-sized worlds Observing distant objects is no easy task, thanks to…
Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon In March 2022, a defunct part of a…
KiDS in the sky: New stellar system discovered by the Kilo-Degree Survey Astronomers have discovered a new stellar system in…
How NASA keeps Ingenuity going after more than 50 flights More information is always better when it comes to publicly…
Gifts from above Space exploration bestows us with many gifts, from scientific insights and beautiful images to technological marvels and…
Ethics has no foundation Ethical values can be both objective and knowable – torture really is wrong – yet not…
Telescope Array detects second-highest-energy cosmic ray ever In 1991, the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic…
NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs For the first time in history, two planets have been…
NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs For the first time in history, two planets have been…
The Odds on Alpha Centauri How extraordinary that the nearest star to Earth is actually a triple system, the tight…
Dwarf galaxies use 10-million-year quiet period to churn out stars If you look at massive galaxies teeming with stars, you…
‘Triple star’ discovery could revolutionize understanding of stellar evolution A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform…
Blue Condor makes Airbus’ first full hydrogen-powered flight Modified glider uses hydrogen as sole fuel source; will be used to…
Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch…
SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight SpaceX launched its mega…
Hubble images NGC 941, a spiral galaxy with an explosive past This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the…
LightSail 2’s legacy lives on On the one-year anniversary of LightSail 2’s end of flight, we look back at the…
Psychosis and psychedelics In the 1960s, psychedelic research was driven underground. Now it’s re-emerging – with lessons for the study…
The origins of the black hole information paradox While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed…
SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion SpaceX is…
US regulator greenlights Starship’s next launch on Friday The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday authorized SpaceX to carry…
Eavesdropping on the Neighbors Given that interstellar communications have been on my mind recently, I was delighted to receive this…
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets How did the molecular building blocks for life end up…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot In a study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers from New Jersey Institute…
Boeing T-7A to begin Air Force flight tests Cross-country flight showcases Red Hawk advanced trainer. Go to Source Author: Aerospace…
Scientists find 14 new transient objects in space by peering through the ‘Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster’ An international team of…
Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang Scientists have discovered the oldest black…
NASA’s Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet…
Progress on mammalian reproduction in microgravity AI generated image of an expectant mother with her developing fetus in Earth orbit…
Planetary paparazzi Who needs candid celebrity snapshots? We’ve got all the best pics of your favorite planetary bodies. Go to…
The haunting of modern China In Nanjing, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities, rapid urbanisation is multiplying a fear of…
Construction on NASA mission to map 450 million galaxies is under way NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look…
Image: NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan aurora A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska,…
Astronomers are hoping to detect gravitational waves coming from supernova 1987A A supernova explosion is a cataclysmic explosion that marks…
Exoplanet Detection: Nudging Into the Rayleigh Limit We’re building some remarkably large telescopes these days. Witness the Giant Magellan Telescope…
Detecting gravitational waves with an interferometric seismometer array on the lunar near side A team lead by Department of Astronomy,…
NASA’s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on…
Carter Mfg. joins Moog aviation hydrogen project The Future Engine Technology for the Control of Hydrogen (FETCH) project is an…
New research shows quasars can be buried in their host galaxies A new study reveals that supermassive black holes at…
Endeavour assembly at Science Center starts with lifting 52-ton rockets into place The space shuttle Endeavour’s twin giant rockets will…
HAARP artificial airglow may be widely visible in Alaska Alaskans and visitors may be able to see an artificial airglow…
The best! The farthest! The maximum! Space superlatives abound this week. We’ve made a couple of awards, but the rest…
Sick city My dad grew up in Robert Moses’s New York City. His story is a testament to how urban…
Image: Nighttime on the East Coast While aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 26, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured…
Scientists describe deployment of three-body chain-type tethered satellites in low-eccentricity orbits Recently, the tethered satellite system (TSS) has been used…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered…
