Scientists have created a black hole analog using light to test Stephen Hawking's theory of Hawking radiation, providing new insights into black hole thermodynamics and quantum gravity.
SpaceX is set to launch 21 satellites for the US Space Force's Transport Layer, a low-Earth orbit constellation designed to provide secure, high-speed data communications for military opera…
The Office of Space Commerce has outlined its proposal for a mission authorization framework for novel space activities, emphasizing regulatory certainty and minimal burden on commercial op…
SpaceX is set to launch its Starship rocket on Flight 13, a critical test that will attempt to deploy Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, marking a major step toward operational use …
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal gas filaments funneling material into a spinning disk around a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 4696, providing unprecedented deta…
NASA is accelerating preparations for the Artemis III mission, aiming to land astronauts near the lunar south pole by 2027. The agency reports significant progress on the Space Launch Syste…
Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, in the Beta Pictoris system, using the ESO's Very Large Telescope. The planet, a gas giant about 2.4 times the mass of Jupiter,…
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $69 million contract to develop AI-powered training technology for simulated satellite-defense scenarios over a 4½-year period.
A new study published in Nature suggests that the risks of severe geomagnetic storms may be underestimated due to measurement errors and a statistical phenomenon called regression toward th…
Space agencies and private companies are advancing technologies and strategies to overcome the immense challenges of sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth, marking a cri…
SpaceX's Starlink satellites are each performing nearly one collision avoidance maneuver per week on average, raising concerns among experts about the sustainability of low Earth orbit and …
A teenager in the UK developed permanent blindness due to a severe nutritional deficiency caused by a diet consisting almost exclusively of junk food, highlighting the critical role of diet…
Icarus Robotics has chosen KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for its Joy free-flying robot platform, which is designed for mobile manipulation tasks on the International Space Stat…
SpaceX is set to launch its Starship Flight 13 mission on July 16, marking another milestone in the development of the world's most powerful rocket. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM EDT f…
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected two hot cores—warm molecular cocoons around newborn stars—inside the supernova remnant RX J1713.7−3946, showing that complex organic molecules can surv…
SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy booster back to the launch site for final checkouts as preparations for Starship Flight 13 continue, marking another step in the company's iterative testin…
SpaceX is preparing for the 13th test flight of its Starship vehicle, scheduled for July 16. The launch will continue the company's iterative development of the world's most powerful rocket…
SpaceX achieved a significant milestone by launching its 600th flight-proven rocket, carrying Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral, marking continued progress in rocket reusab…
Astronomers using the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have identified the first of an estimated 10,000 intermediate-mass black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster, providing new…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have directly detected four white dwarfs orbiting red dwarf stars within 65 light-years of Earth, including the ninth closest white dwarf to th…
An international research team has detected the sugar molecule erythrulose in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, marking the first direct discovery of a sugar in interstell…
Researchers have acquired the first diagnostic X-rays in orbit using a portable commercial system aboard a SpaceX commercial flight, marking a breakthrough for medical imaging in space.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science has appointed the ocean as a trustee, granting it a formal voice in board decisions. This move reflects the growing rights of nature movement and…
A new book by science journalist Rowan Jacobsen argues that moderate sun exposure offers substantial health benefits, challenging decades of public health warnings that have led to widespre…