NASA must develop a servicing strategy for its upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory, a space telescope designed to search for signs of life on exoplanets, as it will be positioned far beyo…
SpaceX launched 81 satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket early on July 7, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, as part of the Transporter-17 rideshare mission.
NASA’s TESS satellite has identified an exoplanet via gravitational microlensing, a first for the mission. The discovery of Gaia23bra b, a super-Jupiter orbiting an orange dwarf, opens new …
NASA scientists have identified a new exoplanet, TIC 393818343 b, by applying Einstein's theory of general relativity to reanalyze data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)…
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have analyzed the atmosphere of a massive exoplanet orbiting the white dwarf WD 1856+534, providing a window into the ultimate fate of giant…
BAE Systems has successfully radiation-tested its Endura microchip, designed for strategic defense missions including classified and missile-defense satellite programs.
The Centre for Space Futures, Novaspace, and SpaceTech Gulf have signed an agreement to develop a global space capability mapping dashboard, aiming to provide a comprehensive view of worldw…
The James Webb Space Telescope has created its largest-ever map of the universe, unveiling previously hidden corners and providing unprecedented detail about cosmic structures, including in…
A new study presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies conference suggests that speaking multiple languages can slow brain aging, with bilingual individuals showing brai…
The European Space Agency's Euclid mission has identified 31 new quasars from the early universe, including two that break the distance record by about 15 million years, offering an unprece…
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have launched a partnership to attract capital for companies developing critical space technologies, aiming to strengthen the commercial spac…
The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to begin work on Aeolus-2, the successor to the pioneering wind-monitoring satellite Aeolus, continuing critical atmospheric …
A new review highlights five ambitious and often absurd geoengineering proposals from the 20th century, including bombing the Arctic, damming the Mediterranean, and building a second moon, …
A new genetic study reveals that the endangered British swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon britannicus, has been a distinct subspecies for at least 200,000 years—far longer than previou…
Recent polls show growing public support for gene editing in humans, but ethical concerns about designer babies and potential misuse remain. Scientists argue for regulated use to eradicate …
NASA has successfully tested a new Mars rover prototype in the California desert, advancing autonomous navigation and sample collection technologies for future missions.
A new retrospective explores 20 science fiction cartoons from the 1980s and 1990s, ranging from iconic series like He-Man to obscure oddities, highlighting how they transported a generation…
NASA released a series of red, white, and blue cosmic images to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary, showcasing stellar phenomena in patriotic colors.
A new analysis suggests that humanoid robots, rather than human astronauts, could be the first explorers of Saturn’s moon Titan, given the extreme environment and vast distance from Earth.
New observations of the exoplanet GJ 3378b, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis, reveal a revised mass of about 2.3 Earth masses and an orbital period of 21 days…
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have built a synthetic cell from non-living chemical components that can complete a full life cycle, including feeding, growing, dividing, and evo…
The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected the formation of the universe's first supermassive black holes, offering new insights into early cosmic evolution.
For the first time, astronomers observed the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths just 13 minutes after its detection, thanks to a new rapid-response s…
has launched a new editorial series titled 'America 250: From 1776 to the moon and beyond,' examining the nation's space achievements in the context of its 250th anniversary.