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Researchers from an international consortium have published a groundbreaking study that advances the field of solid-state physics. An international group of researchers has found that...

Researchers have identified a gene therapy target that could potentially slow the development and progression of degenerative diseases. Proteins serve as building blocks, receptors, processors,...

New microcapacitors developed by scientists show record energy and power densities, paving the way for on-chip energy storage in electronic devices. Researchers are striving to...

In emergency rooms and intensive care units nationwide, healthcare professionals must quickly decide on antibiotics for patients suspected of having severe infections. A recent study...

What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science fiction may actually not be...

Time to face the truth.

The Artemis IV mission is a pivotal step in NASA’s long-term lunar exploration strategy, featuring the construction of Gateway, the first lunar space station, which...

NASA astronauts headed to Arizona desert to rehearse moonwalks and test technology for the Artemis mission.

But at what cost?

Tiger beetles mimic the ultrasonic signals of toxic moths to evade bat predation, a survival strategy exclusive to their nocturnal varieties. As the primary predators...

In a world that seems to be switching focus from the Hubble Space Telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble still reminds us it’s there. Another amazing image has been released that shows the triple star system HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3. The stars in this wonderful system are young, …

Did you ever notice this?

The world was much different in 1990 when NASA astronauts removed the Hubble Space Telescope from Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay and placed it into orbit. The Cold War was ending, there were only 5.3 billion humans, and the World Wide Web had just come online. Now, the old Soviet Union is gone, replaced by …

An Antarctic expedition has found that increased temperatures from climate change are causing ponds that weaken ice. A team of scientists who installed instruments on...

The new villain Maestro is out to destroy music in 'Doctor Who' episode 'The Devil's Chord' —and they're part of a new Pantheon of godly antagonists.

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong discovered Dirac spinons in the material YCu3-Br, providing evidence of a quantum spin liquid state and potentially advancing...

The first crewed mission of Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft has been pushed back by an additional four days, to May 25.

NASA and Boeing have once again delayed first crewed flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner as they work to resolve a helium leak in the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

Indian insurance specialist Tata AIG is expanding into space as the global market reels from a string of heavy losses.

A Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, Efficient Computer, developed a chip architecture that promises reduced energy consumption

India's second mission to Mars will include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute, according to media reports.

Scientists have developed a pioneering treatment for snakebites that effectively prevents the severe tissue damage inflicted by the venom of African spitting cobras. Spitting cobra...

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered an ‘exhaust vent’ funneling hot gas away from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.

Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3b, orbiting a cold, Jupiter-sized star 55 light years away. Unlike Earth, this planet likely lacks an atmosphere...

With the decrease of potential impacts from AR 3664, forecasters are monitoring new sunspot regions developing on the eastern half of the sun.

BepiColombo is a joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury. It was launched in 2018 on a complex trajectory to the Solar System’s innermost planet. The ESA reports that the spacecraft’s thrusters have lost some power. BepiColombo’s mission is to complete a comprehensive investigation of Mercury’s magnetosphere, magnetic field, and internal and external structure. But travelling around …

Walking along on the surface of the Moon, as aptly demonstrated by the Apollo astronauts, is no easy feat. The gravity at the Moon’s surface is 1/6th of Earth’s and there are plenty of videos of astronauts stumbling, falling and then trying to get up! Engineers have come up with a solution; a robotic arm …

The House Armed Services Committee has raised concerns about whether Space Force's two main coastal ranges can keep up with rising launch demands.

Debris from spacecraft threatens the burgeoning space economy. We need a global agreement to keep space clean

Physicists demostrate first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston. Imagining a quantum internet capable of transmitting hacker-proof information globally through photons superimposed in different quantum...

The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger signs

China launched the latest in its secretive Shiyan satellite series on May 12 atop a Long March 4C rocket. China's space agency says the satellite will be used for "space environment monitoring."

Some Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) consume vast quantities of gas and dust, triggering brilliant light shows that can outshine an entire galaxy. But others are much more sedate, emitting faint but steady light from their home in the heart of their galaxy. Observations from the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope help show why that is. It …

Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand's North Island.

In São Paulo, Brazil, the Silver croaker, an invasive species, has become the predominant fish in the Jaguari reservoir and surrounding rivers, significantly diminishing the...

Europe's newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies, Ariane 6's first flight will showcase the versatility and flexibility of this impressive, heavy-lift launcher.

"Urgent" action is needed to address an "insidious" and systemic bullying problem within the world of astronomy and geophysics, a report warns.

A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell

Their plans are measured in centuries — here's everything we know about Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series that will explore the past of the Bene Gesserit.

A research project conducted at the University of Bonn reveals differences in the growth of plants under organic and conventional farming methods. A long-term study...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company.

Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the “brains” of LLMs to deduce the how any why of that they are doing

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms.

Researchers have been tracking how strong storms have eaten into the Gulf state’s coastline. Sixteen years to the day after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in...

A filter made from brewery waste yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead from contaminated water. Beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons...

Recently, an international team led by Prof. Ge Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a search for rare weak signals in quasar spectral data released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) program using deep learning neural networks.

Could commercial imperatives lay the groundwork for well-defined, coherent space traffic management norms and erect space sustainability guardrails?

A study suggests that metformin, typically used for type 2 diabetes, may reduce the risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) by leveraging its anti-inflammatory effects to...

A team of astrophysicists from the University of Oxford, Newcastle University and the Institute of Astronomy, all in the U.K., working with a colleague from the University of Virginia, in the U.S., has found evidence showing that Albert Einstein was correct when his theory of general relativity predicted how matter that came to close to a black hole would fall into it.

Earth is shifting into a La Niña period, changing climate patterns all around the globe

NASA’s Juno has provided images that support the theory of true polar wander on Europa, showing the moon’s ice shell has shifted. Images from the...

Omnispace says it is seeing interference from direct-to-device payloads on recently launched SpaceX Starlink satellites, offering an early test of new Federal Communications Commission regulations about such services.

A new AI-based analytical technique reveals that specific language phrasing in Reddit misinformation posts foretold people rejecting COVID vaccinations

A groundbreaking study conducted by Prof. Qiang Liu’s team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and published in the journal Cell...

"Stay alert and stay away."

How do astronomers find the darkest objects in the universe?

Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of specific genetic sequences known as pseudogenes. Their...

NASA and the European Space Agency have completed an agreement under which NASA will provide hundreds of millions of dollars of support for a European Mars rover mission.

Cape Cod’s water is turning “pea-soup green”—and after decades of scientific detective work, we know why.

Predictive Science Inc. utilized supercomputers and satellite data to model the solar corona during a 2024 eclipse, improving understanding of solar disruptions. Before a total...

This week the Moon occults Beta Virginis, then Antares. The last star of the Summer Triangle finally rises before bedtime. On the other side of the sky, the Arch of Spring sinks low.

Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the...

A breakthrough in gas detection technology at MIT combines high sensitivity and continuous monitoring. The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze...

This oddly shaped cloud of dusty gas is shaped by the winds and radiation from nearby stars.

Too hot to handle.

Slow electrons are used in cancer therapy as well as in microelectronics, however, it is very hard to observe how they behave in solids. But...

Scientists can't figure it out.

It's different for men and women.

A long time ago, in two galaxies far, far away, two massive black holes merged. This happened when the Universe was only 740 million years old. A team of astronomers used JWST to study this event, the most distant (and earliest) detection of a black hole merger ever. Such collisions are fairly commonplace in more …

Could inhaling menthol help fight the disease?

The Sun has been vying for attention these last couple of weeks. First with the appearance of a fabulous complex sunspot region and then with a plethora of solar flares. On the 14th May, yet another was released, this time an X8.7 class flare from the same complex sunspot regions. It was significantly more powerful …

A secret hidden for thousands of years.

This might be key to life beyond Earth?

AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed up more than 68% after announcing a revenue-sharing deal with AT&T, which plans to use its proposed direct-to-device satellites to keep smartphones connected in cellular dead zones.

Europa has always held a fascination to me. I think it’s the concept of a world with a sub-surface ocean and the possibility of life that has inspired me and many others. In September 2022, NASAs Juno spacecraft made a flyby, coming within 355 kilometres of the surface. Since the encounter, scientists have been exploring …

The Hubble team has released a stunning image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the triple-star star system HP Tau.

Inter-satellite link (ISL) plays an essential role in current and future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). A recent study, conducted by Wuhan University's GNSS Research Center and published in Satellite Navigation in May 2024, explored the significant effect of ISL data on the orbital characteristics of the BDS-3 MEO satellites.

It's tiny, but it's there. By now, we're all used to seeing amazing photos of Jupiter courtesy of NASA's Juno mission on a routine basis. Many of these are processed by volunteer "citizen scientists," and they show the swirling cloud-tops of Jove courtesy of the spacecraft's JunoCam in stunning detail.

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their central black holes when the Universe was just 740 million years old.

BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power.

For satellite operators, AI’s potential benefits are impossible to ignore. As Earth observation and communications constellations expand, AI tools promise to streamline operations, reduce on-orbit collisions and speed up analysis […]

In a quest to study the variety of stars in our galaxy, the Mauve mission has emerged to provide a stronger understanding of the characteristics of stars—including their magnetic activity, flare evolution, and influence on the habitability of neighboring exoplanets. Chuanfei Dong, an assistant professor of astronomy within Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences, is the lead Principal Investigator (PI) at BU for the Mauve mission.

May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades—and possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 years.

The tension between quantum mechanics and relativity has long been a central split in modern-day physics. Developing a theory of quantum gravity remains one of the great outstanding challenges of the discipline. And yet, no one has yet been able to do it. But as we collect more data, it shines more light on the …

The startup is developing a reusable capsule to store supplies in orbit and deliver them anywhere on Earth on demand

The powerful solar storm driving the aurora borealis over global skies last weekend was also triggering the movement of compasses deep in the ocean, as revealed in new scientific findings shared today by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative.

Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they're also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists like me have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help us with this hunt.

A former stretch of the Nile River, now buried beneath the Sahara Desert, may help scientists understand how Egyptians built the pyramids and adapted to a drying landscape

Technology that enables researchers to interpret brain signals could one day allow people to talk using only their thoughts

The U.S. government has a stockpile of H5N1 vaccines, and several companies could make millions more if needed. But scaling up the supply could take time

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the universe was only 740 million years old. This marks the most distant detection of a black hole merger ever obtained and the first time that this phenomenon has been detected so early in the universe.

Across the globe, singing traditions are vast and varied. Their commonalities may help explain how music evolved

A new study in Physical Review Letters explores the conditions of black hole formation from dying stars, particularly the role of neutrino-induced natal kicks in the formation process.

Using the Lulin One-meter Telescope (LOT), astronomers have observed a newly detected candidate ultra-faint dwarf galaxy known as Virgo III. As a result, they discovered three new RR Lyrae variable stars in the vicinity of this galaxy. The finding was reported in a research paper published May 9 on the pre-print server arXiv.

Sound recording could take a cue from arachnid acoustics

A team led by University of Maryland chemists discovered a new way to create carbenes, a class of highly reactive yet notoriously short-lived and unstable molecules. Involved in many high-energy chemical reactions such as the creation of carbohydrates, carbenes are crucial precursors to the building blocks of life on Earth—and possibly in space.

Years of careful planning helped safeguard against last weekend’s severe space weather, but we still don’t know how we’d cope with a monster event

Lithuania has become the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration.

For many NASA scientists, flying aboard a decked-out Douglas DC-8 plane provided them some unique glimpses of Earth: the Moai on Easter Island, Central Park in New York and Mount Vesuvius in Italy.

Eurasian Jays use something similar to humans’ episodic memory to remember where they stored their food

We need to tell a new story about AI, and fiction has that power, humanities scholars say

Everything in the universe may be preordained, according to physics

NASA’s Juno spacecraft spies a tiny inner moon of Jupiter, Amalthea.

For the first time, astronomers have observed the area right at the edge of a black hole where matter stops orbiting and plunges straight in at near light speed

SatVu has booked launches for its second and third spacecraft to put the British thermal imaging constellation back on track after its debut satellite failed six months after launch.

Unseen labs is investing in a new generation of 150-kilogram satellites scheduled to begin launching in 2026.

A reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration passed by Congress will extend current restrictions on the agency’s ability to regulate commercial spaceflight occupant safety through the end of the year.

Twin shoebox-size climate satellites will soon be studying two of the most remote regions on Earth: the Arctic and Antarctic. The NASA mission will measure the amount of heat the planet emits into space from these polar regions—information that's key to understanding the balance of energy coming into and out of Earth and how that affects the planet's climate.

Booz Allen identifies 10 technologies expected to impact national security in the coming years. Space domain awareness is one key area of focus

Need a moment of levity? Try watching videos of astronauts falling on the moon. NASA's outtakes of Apollo astronauts tripping and stumbling as they bounce in slow motion are delightfully relatable.

Over the weekend of 10–12 May 2024, Earth was struck by the largest solar storm in more than a decade. While many of us enjoyed colorful auroras lighting up Earth's protective atmosphere, spacecraft had to endure being buffeted by incredibly strong solar winds and electromagnetic radiation.

Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The triple-star system is made up of the variable star HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3.

Images from the JunoCam visible-light camera aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft supports the theory that the icy crust at the north and south poles of Jupiter's moon Europa is not where it used to be. Another high-resolution picture of the icy moon, by the spacecraft's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU), reveals signs of possible plume activity and an area of ice shell disruption where brine may have recently bubbled to the surface.

Seraphim Space announced May 15 the startups joining its 13th accelerator program, a three-month course designed to provide the networking and mentoring support they need to be investment-ready.

SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara County military base by 2026, tripling the number of blasts rocking the coastal community—and raising concerns from neighbors and environmental groups about the effects on marine life.

Human’s evolutionary remnants show us the kinds of animals we used to be

Astronomers at MIT have discovered thee extremely ancient stars in the Milky Way’s halo, a cloud of stars that envelopes the entire main Galactic disk.

We have discovered more than 5,000 planets around other star systems. Among the veritable cosmic menagerie of exoplanets, it seems there is a real shortage of Neptune-sized planets close to their star.

The TRAPPIST-1 solar system generated a swell of interest when it was observed several years ago. In 2016, astronomers using the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) at La Silla Observatory in Chile detected two rocky planets orbiting the red dwarf star, which took the name TRAPPIST-1. Then, in 2017, a deeper analysis found another five rocky planets.

Gravitational wave astronomy has been one of the hottest new types of astronomy ever since the LIGO consortium officially detected the first gravitational wave (GW) back in 2016. Astronomers were excited about the number of new questions that could be answered using this sensing technique that had never been considered before.

At the weekend, millions of people around the world were treated to a mesmerizing display of the aurora borealis and aurora australis, better known as the northern and southern lights. The lights, usually seen in crown-like regions surrounding the Earth's poles, were pushed to mid-latitudes by heightened activity from the sun.

A new planet candidate discovered in data from NASA's TESS mission could be an extreme lavaworld, pushed and pulled by the gravity of its own star and two other close-in planets.

As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its service life and the United States commercial space industry continues to push past old technological boundaries, America needs new orbital destinations to remain the world’s leader in space.

Astronomers with the SPECULOOS (Search for Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) project have now detected an Earth-sized planet in a 17-hour orbit around the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3.

Activists who seek to revive this antiquated law share with Anthony Comstock, the Comstock Act’s namesake and progenitor, a similar view of women as subordinate to the decisions of men and God

Google scientists have modeled all 150 million connections of a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution

Veteran spacefarer Don Pettit is set to launch this summer on a half-year mission to the International Space Station to perform novel science experiments, snap unique orbital photos, and much more

Scientists are discovering viral genetic sequences in the wild faster than they can analyze them. A kind of ChatGPT for proteins can help make sense of all that data.

Studying theoretical, fast-spinning black holes is helping physicists understand more about the elusive black holes out in the universe.

Terran Orbital took a $13 million charge in its first quarter that the company blamed on problems with a supplier to deliver propulsion systems for a Space Development Agency program.

Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have detected a pair of merging quasars at a high redshift, as part of the Hyper SuprimeCam (HSC) Subaru Strategic Program (SPP) survey. The serendipitous discovery is reported in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Heat seems to trigger a sweep of changes in immune system molecules, although researchers disagree on what they might mean

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser is set to make its inaugural trip to orbit to deliver supplies to the International Space Station

New research into weed reveals how a lemon-scented terpene can ease anxiety without reducing the high.

An international team of astronomers has detected a new, Earth-sized planet just 55 light years away, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star.

Regulatory delays in India have knocked Eutelsat off course for reaching 90% of the world with its OneWeb low Earth orbit broadband constellation by summer, the French satellite operator said May 14.

The company was selected a year ago to receive funding through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program

Orcas have once again attacked and sunk a boat near the Strait of Gibraltar, a behavior that has scientists stumped

From Gaza to India to the Philippines, climate change exacerbated often record-breaking extreme heat over the past month

Floods, wildfires, droughts and earthquakes forced more than 26 million people to leave their homes in 2023

The launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed flight has slipped at least four days because of a helium leak in the spacecraft.

The same massive sunspot cluster that gave Earth multiple nights of stunning aurora displays has now produced the largest flare of the current solar cycle

This large constellation abounds in deep-sky delights, including many fine open star clusters.

Gas giant exoplanets around bright nearby stars provide crucial insights into planetary system formation and evolution mechanisms.

The recent release of Defense Department and Space Force strategic blueprints for the use of commercial space technologies has been met with cautious optimism by the industry.

Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are using collisions, black holes and dark matter to reshape our galaxy

Ancient tree rings show that the summer of 2023 was the hottest in the past 2,000 years because of human-caused climate change

Intuitive Machines says it has identified several changes it will make to its Nova-C lunar lander ahead of its second mission late this year.

Conspiracy theories are everywhere. Here's how you can figure out when you're being fooled

Extreme atoms are pushing the bounds of physics and chemistry

Bubbles shaped like teardrops, flattened eggs and worms reveal ice’s inner life

The Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of control

The carcinogenic effects of asbestos have been known for decades. We should have banned it long ago

What the neuroscience of near-death experiences tells us about human consciousness

Letters to the editors for the February 2024 issue of

Scientists have recently discovered thousands of active RNA molecules that can control the human body

Our overreliance on the simplicity of game logic explains why capitalism got out of control

This beer-making by-product could offer a sustainable way to isolate metals for recycling electronic waste

The way we’re “wired” to learn may divide us

Moths and other insects aren’t drawn to nighttime illumination for the reasons we think they are

Research on the developing brain points to new ways to help young people with anxiety disorders

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories

Though sometimes overstated, the benefits of cold-water swimming are slowly becoming clearer

Anthropogenic evolution is affecting species across the planet

Science in meter and verse

After decades of debate, grizzlies will be reintroduced to the North Cascades

Rather than relying on bacteria, whiteflies cut out the middleman and acquired their own genes to process nitrogen

Supportive care is often started late in an illness, but that may not be the best way

Rats as you’ve never seen them; the journey of restoring a garden; stories from a “post-Impact” future

Just as human biases show up in machine learning systems, so, too, do people’s vagaries and vicissitudes.

Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune cells can help control their activity.

India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission that will include the country’s emerging private sector.

NASA has picked four Earth science mission proposals for further study while separately selecting a smaller Earth science technology demonstration mission for development.

A white dwarf star orbiting a sun-like star was thought to be impossibly small, but now astronomers have found another star in the system that solves the puzzle