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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.
Beyond this symbolic achievement, the mission aims to explore the Moon’s south pole, searching for water ice and resources essential for future human exploration.
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the planet's volcanic plains and icy craters.
Researchers have long known about the formidable scale of the Dmanisis Gora fortress, but a recent study has unveiled its true magnitude. Using drone-based imagery and photogrammetry, a team of scientists has revealed that this 3,000-year-old structure in the Caucasus Mountains spans an astonishing 60 to 80 hectares. A cultural crossroads The South Caucasus is […]
The research group observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth; when the universe was half its current age.
Until now, the thinking was that Pluto and Charon formed like Earth and our Moon. New research has flipped that script.
In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history—and defied human instinct—by stepping into the vast void of space untethered.
The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.
The revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and next-gen radio telescopes are probing what’s known as the epoch of reionization. It holds clues to the first stars and galaxies, and perhaps the nature of dark matter.
NASA has captured the holiday spirit in space with stunning images of NGC 602 and NGC 2264.
Noctis Mons marks a monumental volcanic discovery on Mars, reshaping our understanding of the Red Planet's geology.
Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a massive, dormant black hole from just 800 million years after the Big Bang.
