In a discovery that astronomers are calling “a new window into alien worlds,” an international team of researchers has detected the first-ever radio energy burst...
What happened:Scientists studying ultra-hot exoplanets say some alien worlds may experience towering tidal waves of molten lava, driven not by moons like on Earth, but...
What happened:NASA scientists say an artificial intelligence system may have identified thousands of previously unknown exoplanets, dramatically expanding the list of worlds orbiting distant stars....
What happened:NASA is evaluating the possibility of advancing the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), following a rare medical evacuation...
What happened: Researchers have identified a key reason why Jupiter and Saturn show dramatically different polar weather patterns, despite being similar gas giants. Why it...
What happened: A Chinese private startup announced plans to launch crewed suborbital space tourism flights by 2028, pricing seats at 3 million yuan each. Why...
What happened: A global research team has created “impossible” molecular bonds, breaking a fundamental chemistry rule that stood for over a century. • Why it...
What happened: New research suggests that sonic booms created by falling space debris can be used to pinpoint where objects are descending. • Why it...
What happened: Scientists confirmed last year as the hottest in recorded history, detected new evidence of a subsurface ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa, and announced...
What happened: Scientists uncovered a rare ancient human relative in Ethiopia, released a dramatic new James Webb image of the Helix Nebula, and identified a...
What happened: A new scientific study finds microplastics are disrupting the ocean’s natural carbon absorption process. Why it matters now: Oceans are the planet’s largest...
What happened: NASA astronaut Suni Williams announced her retirement months after returning from a nine-month Starliner mission that was originally planned as a short test...