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“We are arguing that it’s already started," say experts.
An astronomer says goodbye to Gaia, the satellite that mapped the galaxy.
Mushrooms could become the ultimate food for living in colonies on the moon and Mars.
Astronomers discover hints that the force driving cosmic expansion could be fading
The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past habitability.
The JWST once again proves it might have been worth the money.
We know more about our Moon and Mars than the bottom of our oceans.
Astronauts in space have the same benefits as any federal employee out on a business trip.
China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.
If today's Universe were an adult human, at 380,000 years old it would be only a few hours old.
There may be an ocean's worth of water trapped inside rocks miles below the surface.
The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.
Radcliffe might be responsible for the Ice Age. You read that right.
Four new planets were discovered around the second-closest star to the Sun.
Jupiter may be out of the race for good.
The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.
There's a hidden "seismic highway" beneath Mars' surface.
Advanced simulations show how the first water formed in the cosmos.
The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light.
Adding more diverse microbes could boost astronaut health.
Yes, that's Earth.
Mars' dust may be key to understanding the planet's watery past.
If successful, Europe could begin weaning themselves from United States reliance.
The Milky Way's tidal forces may be shaping the Oort Cloud's inner structure into a spiral shape.
GPR data from China's Zhurong rover reveals Mars once had beaches and waves pointing to a global ocean.
The most explosive fuel in the universe could power humanity’s first starship.
The tiny blob seen in the photo is actually a NASA astronaut breaking a major space record.
Imagine a supervillain attacking you with his unique superpower of creating small black holes. An invisible force zips through your body at unimaginable speed. You feel no push, no heat, yet, deep inside your body, atoms momentarily shift in response to the gravitational pull of something tiny yet immensely dense — a primordial black hole […]
Scientists have for the first time mapped the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, uncovering violent winds and bizarre weather patterns.
The first 4G network on the moon could pave the way for future lunar colonies and Mars missions.
The blistering system could be traveling at just under the Milky Way's escape velocity.
McFall had to demonstrate that he could perform all the tasks needed for a long-duration mission — which he did with flying colors.
Have some beautiful images from space if flowers aren't quite your thing.
Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms.
Sulfur dioxide might explain the planet's fiery surface.
An anthropologist recounts how a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite—and what their effort says about unequal access to the growing space economy on Earth.
Every now and then, space windows also have to be cleaned. When that happens, it's not an easy task.
Euclid’s jaw-dropping capture of the closest Einstein ring ever seen reveals the hidden forces shaping our universe — and it’s just the beginning.
This galaxy has the most rings we've ever seen.
There's no shortage of data centers being built on Earth, but this one's a little different.
A Tesla launched in space in 2018 was mistaken for an asteroid in 2025.
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon
The fastest planetary winds ever found are tearing across a distant gas giant.
Young supernovas could have spread water out into the cosmos, causing planet formations earlier than originally thought.
Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.
Shrouded in haze and mystery, GJ 1214b has finally begun to reveal its secrets.
When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one question looms: how do we sustain life and the journey toward the stars? Aboard China’s Tiangong space station (the name means Heavenly Palace), scientists are offering a glimpse of the future. In a recent demonstration, Chinese astronauts operated a series of experiments that produced oxygen and […]
Most picture the night sky as an endless sea of twinkling stars. But if your eyes could see the universe in X-rays, you’d spot thousands upon thousands of bright points representing giant black holes feeding on gas and dust. A new multi-organizational study published in the Astrophysical Journal suggests we may have missed nearly half […]
A groundbreaking survey in Nature Astronomy reveals a surprising consensus among scientists: the majority believe that alien life exists.
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different over thousands or even hundreds of years of separation from Earth.
