The San Diego Padres, riding a five-game winning streak, meet the San Francisco Giants as left-hander Robbie Ray appears set to make his final start before the MLB trade deadline.
Researchers have demonstrated a system that uses high-powered lasers to wirelessly charge drones while they are airborne, potentially extending flight times indefinitely.
A German study of 900 adults published in PLOS One found that spending excessive time on gaming, pornography, social media, or online shopping is associated with higher stress, worse mood, …
The latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes a darker turn, with a review likening its tone to the sci-fi horror film Event Horizon rather than traditional Star Trek.
A NASA robotic spacecraft designed to capture and reboost the aging Swift space telescope has suffered technical failures, becoming uncontrollable shortly after launch.
Researchers have identified a new primate species in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo using acoustic calls, a partial photograph, and DNA analysis. The species may …
The 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly begins August 1, 2026, in Florence, Italy, bringing together over 3,000 scientists from 80 nations for nine days of space research discussions, including…
Scientists are using gravitational wave ringdowns from black hole mergers to test Einstein's theory of general relativity and probe the fundamental nature of spacetime.
A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics has discovered the most distant ultra-fast outflow ever observed, originating from a quasar nearly 12 billion light-years away.…
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the faint companion star orbiting the red supergiant Betelgeuse, ending a century of speculation.
Sophia Space and the California Institute of Technology have been awarded a U.S. patent for large, modular space-based data centers, marking a step toward in-orbit data processing infrastru…
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship observatory, is ready for launch on August 30, promising unprecedented capabilities in dark energy research and exoplanet discove…
Using adaptive optics on the Large Binocular Telescope and the Very Large Telescope, an international team has discovered that the asteroid (44) Nysa has a rare three-lobed shape and is acc…
A NASA spacecraft launched to refuel and repair a government satellite in orbit has developed a propulsion anomaly, forcing the agency to halt its primary mission and focus on saving the ve…
A new analysis of archival data from NASA's Spirit rover has uncovered evidence of iron-bearing minerals that suggest Mars once had far more water than scientists realized, challenging prev…
A growing body of research indicates that regular sauna use could help people adapt to extreme heat, potentially offering a way to prepare for heatwaves. Scientists are investigating whethe…
Japanese company ispace has chosen Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H3 rocket to launch its next lunar lander mission in 2028, marking what the companies describe as Japan's first private lunar…
A new study using 30 years of satellite laser ranging data has confirmed a fundamental principle of general relativity with record precision, improving the previous limit by a factor of fou…
A remarkable daylight photograph shows the International Space Station streaking across the sky alongside Venus, offering a rare and striking view of two brilliant objects in broad daylight.
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites from California, continuing the rapid expansion of its broadband constellation just hours after the latest Starship test flight. The Falc…
NASA has selected Advanced Space to develop a successor to the CAPSTONE cubesat mission, which will test rendezvous and proximity operations in cislunar space, advancing capabilities for th…
A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago to boost the orbit of NASA's Swift astrophysics satellite is experiencing attitude control issues that could threaten the mission's success.
NASA has completed fueling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a critical step ahead of its planned August launch. The next-generation observatory will investigate dark energy, exoplanet…
Researchers have identified a potential clue that may help prevent age-related muscle loss, according to a new study. The finding opens possibilities for future treatments targeting muscle …