Ancient Star Opens Window to Early Days of the Universe
Newswise — Not all archaeologists study ancient pottery and arrowheads. If you’re a stellar archeologist, you seek the oldest stars…
Experiment Reaches Critical Temperature to Unlock Search for Dark Matter
Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/18/2026) — University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers working on the Super…
Illinois and UChicago Physicists Develop a New Method to Measure the Expansion Rate of the Universe
Newswise — We have known for several decades that the universe is expanding. Scientists use multiple techniques to…
NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust
Newswise — Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the…
From Galaxy to Ground: How Space Research Shapes Everyday Life
Newswise — When we check the weather forecast, that information comes from satellites. When we FaceTime a friend,…
NASA’s Hubble Sees Asteroids Colliding at Nearby Star for First Time
Newswise — Like a game of cosmic bumper cars, scientists think the early days of our solar system…
Can Scientists Detect Life Without Knowing What it Looks Like? Research Using Machine Learning Offers a New Way
Newswise — When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late…
Satellite Pierces Through Space to Discover Unexpected Winds and Sloshing Intergalactic Gas
Newswise — The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA collaboration…
25 Years of Gemini Part II: What Makes Gemini Observatory International Today?
BYLINE: Nicole Kuchta, NSF NOIRLab Communications Intern Newswise — “By combining resources, this international partnership has produced world-class…
Blocking Space Radiation Threats with Nanotubes! ‘Boron Nitride Nanotube Space Radiation Shield’ Developed
Newswise — High-energy cosmic radiation damages cells and DNA, causing cancer, and secondary neutrons- generated especially from the…
Space Exploration in the Backyard, On a Budget – How NASA Simulates Conditions in Space Without Blasting Off
Newswise — Humanity’s drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers…
6,000 planets confirmed beyond solar system – Firstpost
Astronomers have confirmed 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, with thousands more awaiting verification, marking a dramatic leap…