A scientist looked at ‘little red dots’ in the early Universe and found a black hole that shouldn’t exist
There’s something strange going on in the early Universe. The James Webb Space Telescope has peered so deep…
Scientists stunned after mysterious interstellar object found to be ‘bursting with alcohol’
Scientists have been left stunned after discovering that a mysterious interstellar object contains unusually high concentrations of alcohol.…
NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition – NASA
NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, giving them the resources to help address a critical…
A Glorious Spiral of Star Formation
To understand how stars form, astronomers need to watch the process play out in galaxies. That simple fact…
Japan launches a wooden box into space as a “strange but brilliant solution” to an increasingly serious problem, orbital debris, and proposes an idea that seems like science fiction, but seeks to prevent the future of space from becoming an unmanageable landfill
Japan has just sent a tiny wooden cube into orbit, and it could help solve one of the…
Hubble and NASA space telescopes track ‘game-changing’ gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in ‘forbidden’ region of the universe
Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB) back to its source, finding…
Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission
Russia is apparently getting ready to return to the searing surface of Venus. The nation wants to launch…
New Research on Muscle Loss Suggests Humans Will Really Suffer on Mars
Keeping astronauts strong and healthy in microgravity is no easy feat. Those serving six-month missions aboard the International…
Astronomers Watch in Amazement as 2 Planets Smash Into Each Other Around Nearby Star
A seemingly regular, Sun-like star began acting really weird, flickering haphazardly as its light faded in and out.…
NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan
NASA is one step closer to sending a drone mission to another world. Technicians at the Johns Hopkins…