NASA releases trove of Moon data from historic Artemis II flight
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen captures images during the lunar flyby.Credit: NASA Planetary scientists have fresh ‘Moon joy’…
‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy
Early in her career, Nancy Grace Roman ignored those who advised her not to become a scientist because…
Found: a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere — could it host life?
An artist’s impression of an exoplanet orbiting its star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Scientists have discovered a rocky planet that…
Mathematics formula found on Maya wall rivals insights of ancient masters
The Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala is about one day’s walk from Xultun, where researchers discovered mathematical formula…
Save Hubble: the race to preserve the space telescope kicks off
Remnants of an exploded star, captured by the Hubble Space Telesope.Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, G. Bacon,…
Why cosmology is more than a theory
Edwin Hubble found that distant galaxies travel away from Earth faster than nearer ones.Credit: New York Public Library/SPL…
what that means for the region’s space ambitions
The European Service Module, depicted on the left, provides propulsion and life-support systems for the Orion spacecraft.Credit: ESA-D.…
Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do
The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission will see more of the Moon’s far side by eye than…
Alternative explanation for how celestial objects generate large-scale magnetic fields
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 28 January 2026 Numerical simulations provide a mechanism that explains how celestial objects such as stars…
Science in 2026: what to expect this year – Nature
Science in 2026: what to expect this year NatureWhat to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society thetimes.com7…
the events to watch for in the coming year
India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft launched in 2023. Next year, it will observe the Sun during its peak activity phase.Credit:…
Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science – Nature
Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science NatureCan scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like?…