To the moon, Mars, and beyond
As space agencies prepare to turn brief excursions into long-term stays on the moon and Mars, chemistry shifts…
A solar eclipse is coming to Europe this summer
Somewhere on Earth, there’s a solar eclipse every 18 months or so — and the next one is…
Are We Missing the Universe’s “Noosignatures”?
Astrobiology has long been split into two camps: a search for “biosignatures” and a search for “intelligence.” These…
NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)
The assembly of NASA’s next Artemis rocket is well underway, with the recent arrival of one of the…
Did SpaceX puncture the AI bubble?
At the beginning of June, the Nasdaq hit a record high, climbing above 27,000. A week later, after…
Why the US-China Moon race could turn into a lunar land grab
Sixty years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in a race to the Moon,…
Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way | Science
A natural sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotions has been detected in an enormous…
A supernova lit up Earth’s sky in 1054 and was visible in daylight. Hubble now shows its glowing remains are still expanding nearly 1,000 years later
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope images of the Crab Nebula Nearly 1,000 years after people first saw a bright…
SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared SpaceX to fly Starship prototypes again, after the company identified the…
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense
Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recently unveiled plans for a new moon base — the first…
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
Japan space agency’s reusable rocket lands safely in first test flight
TWICE reflect on a decade as a group: ‘There’s so much more we can do’ | AP interview…