Nearby star’s massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares
It’s a tough trick to catch a cosmic firework just as it explodes. The universe is a really…
New Research Shows How Bacteria Might Help Build on Mars
A recent study published in PLOS One has revealed a groundbreaking discovery: the toxic chemicals found in Mars’s…
UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy and physics research: ‘It’s pretty disastrous’
The UK government is set to slash its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics by 30 percent…
A Grand, Snow-Rimmed Canyon – NASA Science
A sunny day in early 2026 revealed the remnants of a winter storm on Arizona’s high desert—and produced…
An $88 Million Satellite Died Early—and Still Blew the Lid Off Industry Emissions
MethaneSat, an $88 million satellite designed to track methane emissions at an unprecedented scale and resolution, suddenly went…
NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system
New infrared observations reveal the rare interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS dramatically brightening during its farewell tour of the…
Space hamburgers and jellyfish galaxies: AI identifies a thousand anomalies yet unexplained by science
Something in Hubble’s attic won’t fit in the boxes we made for the universe. When an algorithm says…
Student makes cosmic dust in a lab, shining a light on the origin of life
Re-creating a piece of the universe in a bottle might sound like science fiction, but it’s exactly what…
Something Mysteriously Powerful Slammed Into Earth in 2023. Scientists Now Have a Theory
In astrophysics, extreme events may call for extreme interpretations. Sometimes, that means weighing every possible option for what…
The Collaboration that Brought you the First Image of a Black Hole Just Released Photos of its Massive Jet
In 2019, the international collaboration known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history by producing the first-ever…
Viasat sees orbital data center partnership opportunity
TAMPA, Fla. — While Viasat has no plans to join the rush to deploy orbital data centers, the…
Elon Musk on his ‘hiring problem’ at SpaceX: Hard to get engineers with families to …
SpaceX faces a significant hurdle in attracting engineers and technicians to its Starbase facility in South Texas due…