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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.
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.
