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An audacious new timepiece dares to outshine Omega’s legacy in space
A rare double explosion in space may rewrite supernova science.
Reusable menstrual cups pass first test in space-like flight conditions.
The spacecraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean after a parachute failure, ending a bold experiment in space biology and memorial spaceflight.
The next big space threat isn't to Earth. It's to the Moon.
Astronomers unveil the most detailed portrait yet of a nearby spiral galaxy’s complex inner life
NASA's Mars Odyssey captures a surreal new image of Arsia Mons at sunrise
It's not active now, and it hasn't been active for some time, but it's a volcano.
A new telescope camera promises a 10-year, 3.2-billion-pixel journey through the southern sky.
When the Sun turns into a Red Giant, Europa could be life's final hope in the solar system.
A deep-sea telescope may have just caught dark matter in action for the first time.
Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.
Was the “Big Bang” a cosmic rebound? New study suggests the Universe may have started inside a giant black hole.
The rare blasts outshine supernovae and reshape how we study black holes.
Can we build an ecosystem on Mars — and should we?
A new study questions previous Milky Way - Andromeda galaxy collision assumptions.
A galactic pileup 94 million light-years away is giving astronomers a detailed look at how cosmic collisions shape the universe.
China wants to turn space satellites into a giant cloud server.
A new kind of space race unfolds on the moon's south pole.
NASA hasn’t landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet’s surface than they did when the movie was released.
A 700-kilometer-wide object orbits farther than almost anything we've ever seen.
New models suggest Jupiter was twice its current size with a magnetic field 50 times stronger.
These aren't the first bacteria to be discovered in space but they are particularly well-adapted for space station life.
An almost flawless spherical shell has astronomers questioning what they know about stellar death.
A 10-billion-year-old star's subtle vibrations rewrite rules of stellar aging and structure
Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to beam internet from space—but raises questions on debris, sky glow.
A new discovery could reshape the Solar System's edge.
A ghost from time past is about to return to Earth. But it won't be smooth.
That gold in your phone could have originated from a magnetar.
Scientists hope Lunar Hatch will make fresh fish part of space missions' menus.
An orbiter captured Curiosity mid-drive on the Red Planet.
The Sun never sets in space — and Japan has found a way to harness this unlimited energy.
A rare cosmic crime reveals a planet’s slow-motion death spiral into its star.
This dying planet sheds a “Mount Everest” of rock each day.
Microbes can brew food in space — a game-changer for astronauts.
Could future civilizations plug into the spin of space-time itself?
In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring missile attacks the gravest threat to America. It was the official greenlight for one of the most ambitious military undertakings in recent history: the so-called “Golden Dome.” Now, just months later, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two of its tech allies—Palantir and Anduril—have emerged as leading […]
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We're not quite there.
Next‑gen gravity maps could help track groundwater, ice loss, and magma.
Forget neat planetary orbits — this newly discovered exoplanet circles two brown dwarfs at a right angle.
It was beginning to get embarassing but vast clouds of hydrogen may finally resolve a cosmic mystery.
Science is under attack.
It wouldn't be very much, but it's exciting anyway.
Satellite highways may break down due to greenhouse gases in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere.
Are we starting to have a “space terroir” for foods?
"Moonglass" could one day keep the lights on.
We may be witnessing a glimpse into space warfare.
A strange rock covered in tiny spheres may hold secrets to Mars’ watery — or fiery — past.
“We are arguing that it’s already started," say experts.
An astronomer says goodbye to Gaia, the satellite that mapped the galaxy.
