AI helps build the most detailed Milky Way simulation ever, mapping 100 billion stars
The most detailed supercomputer simulation ever of our Milky Way galaxy has been created by combining machine learning…
Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables
The Mayan calendars were maintained by specialists known as “daykeepers,” a cultural tradition that continues today. There is…
Elon Musk’s Company Town Just Voted to Hand SpaceX a $7.5 Million Tax Refund
It’s only been a few months since Elon Musk got his dream company town, and Starbase is proving…
Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin’s landed New Glenn booster is so clean
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket aced its first-ever landing last week — and even managed to stay pretty,…
Our solar system is moving faster than scientists can explain
Our solar system appears to be moving through the universe far faster than standard cosmology says it should.…
Could We Actually Launch a Supervillain Into the Sun?
Editor’s note: This article is a lighthearted and educational exploration of orbital mechanics; no one is seriously proposing…
Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA’s long-awaited images of interstellar visitor
NASA has released a treasure trove of comet 3I/ATLAS images, giving us some of the closest views yet…
“Very Old, Undisturbed Structure” May Have Been Discovered Beyond Neptune, Over 6 Billion Kilometers From The Sun
A team looking at the dynamics of objects in the Kuiper belt, the ring-shaped region of icy bodies…
Moss in space: spores survive nine-month ride on outside of ISS | Biology
Matt Damon grew potatoes for survival in The Martian, but researchers say mosses could one day help turn…
Is the universe’s expansion slowing down? Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel-winning theory
The universe’s expansion might not be accelerating but slowing down, a new study suggests. If confirmed, the finding…