Science & Space
NASA is set to launch four astronauts on Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission around the moon marking humanity's farthest spaceflight in 54 years and a critical step toward lunar surface landing before China.
Birdsong and whale song reveal language-like patterns, study finds
New research reveals that birdsong and whale song contain structural patterns similar to human language, suggesting animals may organize vocalizations with lin…
HighBowhead Whales' Cancer Resistance May Unlock Secrets of Extreme Longevity
Bowhead whales living 200+ years show unusual cancer resistance linked to enhanced DNA repair mechanisms, offering insights into how large mammals solve Peto's…
HighNew study finds lunar cycles affect sleep differently in men and women
A Swedish study of 850 people found lunar cycles significantly influence sleep, with men experiencing greater disruption during waxing moon phases than women,…
MediumToads Survive Deadly Fungus by Developing Immunity Earlier, Study Finds
Research reveals amphibian populations recover from chytrid fungus outbreaks when immune defenses mature at tadpole stage rather than adulthood, offering insig…
HighAmateur astrophotographer captures Triangulum Galaxy from Himalayan village
An amateur astrophotographer from Uttarakhand captured the Triangulum Galaxy, 2.7 million light-years away, using a compact telescope and cooled camera from hi…
HighGiant galaxy Malin 1 quietly consuming dwarf neighbours, study reveals
Indian AstroSat telescope reveals that the giant galaxy Malin 1 grows by quietly consuming dwarf galaxies through subtle mergers, challenging existing galaxy f…
HighTotal lunar eclipse coincides with Election Day 2022
A total lunar eclipse, visible across North America, will occur on Election Day 2022, marking the last such eclipse for three years. The phenomenon will be vis…
HighScientists race to build lunar radio telescope before interference ruins last cosmic listening post
Researchers propose building a radio telescope on the moon's far side by 2030 to detect extraterrestrial signals before orbital interference makes it impossibl…
HighSpace Nuclear Programs Grapple With Cost and Fuel Production Hurdles
NASA Glenn leads development of nuclear-powered spacecraft for lunar bases and deep space missions, but faces significant cost, production, and fuel shortage o…
HighAsteroid Impact May Have Reshaped Mars' Potato-Shaped Moon Deimos
Scientists propose that a 320-meter asteroid impact reshaped Mars' moon Deimos, explaining its distinctive potato-like appearance and geological features throu…
HighNASA rebrands lunar missions, unveils rovers and drones for Moon Base
NASA rebranded existing commercial lunar missions as part of its Moon Base program and announced contracts for advanced rovers and experimental drones to suppo…
HighFoguete da SpaceX colidirá com a Lua em impacto potencialmente visível da Terra
Um estágio de foguete Falcon 9 da SpaceX está em rota de colisão com a Lua, com cientistas esperando observar o brilho do impacto e fragmentos ejetados visívei…
HighBlue Origin eyes historic lunar milestone with first woman to moon
Jeff Bezos announced Blue Origin's BE-7 engine will power the lunar lander to take the first woman to the moon's surface, as NASA prepares to select contractor…
HighCuriosity Resumes Drilling at Campo Marte as Psyche Spacecraft Conducts Mars Flyby
NASA's Curiosity rover successfully resumed drilling operations on Mars at a new target called Campo Marte while simultaneously supporting the Psyche spacecraf…
HighChinese study finds reproduction challenges in space, but breakthrough research continues
Chinese researchers found that human reproductive cells develop significantly slower in space due to microgravity and cosmic radiation, with germ cell success…
HighSpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets from Florida tonight
SpaceX plans two Falcon 9 launches within 3.5 hours from Florida's Space Coast tonight, deploying 58 Starlink satellites. Weather conditions are favorable with…
HighNasa divulga imagem espetacular da Via Láctea capturada pela Artemis II
A Nasa publicou uma nova fotografia da Via Láctea registrada pela tripulação da missão Artemis II após o sobrevoo lunar, revelando um campo estrelado com estru…
HighVietnamese scientists advance to core roles in world's largest particle physics experiments
Vietnamese researchers from the Institute of Physics are taking core technical roles in Belle II and T2K, two of the world's most advanced particle physics exp…
HighNASA discovers CWISE J1249: mysterious red sphere defies classification
NASA's WISE telescope detected CWISE J1249, a mysterious red sphere traveling over one million mph through the Milky Way, defying conventional stellar and plan…
HighLab Experiment Confirms 50-Year-Old Black Hole Energy Theory
CUNY researchers experimentally validated a 50-year-old theoretical prediction about extracting energy from rotating black holes using a synthetic rotation dev…
HighBezos Readies Blue Origin and Amazon to Challenge Musk's SpaceX Dominance
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket and Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite network represent Bezos' most significant challenge yet to Musk's SpaceX dominance in comm…
HighJuno captures unprecedented close-up images of Jupiter's moon Thebe
NASA's Juno spacecraft conducted a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Thebe, capturing unprecedented high-resolution images of the small, shadowy celestial body.
HighScientists discover 1,785 'dark proteins' that could reshape disease research
Researchers have identified 1,785 new microproteins in the 'dark proteome'—previously unknown molecules that could fundamentally reshape disease research and o…
HighVietnam's VinSpace partners with SpaceX for first satellite launches
Vietnam's first private space company VinSpace signed a deal with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027, marking a significant step in Vietnam's effort…
HighSchulich grad Dr. Hansen reflects on husband's historic Moon mission and midlife women's health work
Dr. Catherine Hansen, a Western Medicine graduate, reflects on her husband Jeremy Hansen's historic Artemis II mission as the first Canadian to orbit the Moon,…
HighTitan: Saturn's Giant Moon and a Prime Target in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the second-largest in the solar system with a dense nitrogen atmosphere, surface liquid hydrocarbon lakes, and a subsurface wa…
HighNASA Administrator Isaacman Announces Sweeping Reorganization to Streamline Operations
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announces sweeping organizational restructuring to streamline operations and advance major goals including Artemis moon base…
MediumNASA's Hubble captures stunning portrait of enigmatic NGC 4680 galaxy
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of spiral galaxy NGC 4680, which hosted a supernova in 1997 and challenges traditional galaxy class…
HighNASA's Swift Observatory to Get Orbital Boost From Robotic Servicing Satellite
NASA launches LINK, a robotic servicing satellite, to raise the aging Swift Observatory's orbit and prevent atmospheric re-entry. The mission demonstrates comm…
HighSpaceX launches upgraded GPS satellite for U.S. fleet modernization
SpaceX successfully launched GPS III Orbit Vehicle 06, an upgraded satellite offering three times greater accuracy and stronger anti-jamming capabilities, as p…
HighSpaceX successfully launches 54 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX successfully launched 54 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on August 27, continuing its low Earth orbit internet constellation expansion. The miss…
HighNASA busca voluntarios para misión Artemis II en 2026: cómo postular
La NASA convoca voluntarios para participar en la misión Artemis II, un viaje lunar de 10 días programado para abril de 2026. Los seleccionados operarán estaci…
HighTwo Decades Later, Huygens Remains Humanity's Only Landing in the Outer Solar System
The European Huygens probe remains the only spacecraft to land in the outer solar system after touching down on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005, revealing a methan…
HighDual-Frequency Study Reveals How M87 Black Hole's Radiation Changes With Distance
International astronomers conducted the first spatially resolved dual-frequency spectral study of M87's supermassive black hole, revealing how radiation proper…
HighNASA's Psyche Spacecraft Slingshots Past Mars for Metal Asteroid Mission
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will perform a gravity assist flyby of Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet's gravitational pull to accelerate toward the metal-rich…
HighMars' Strongest Quake Traced to Ancient Tectonic Stress, Not Asteroid
A magnitude 4.7 marsquake detected in May 2022 was caused by tectonic stress in Mars' crust, not an asteroid impact, revealing the Red Planet is more seismical…
HighSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida ahead of thunderstorm
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, with the Falcon 9 booster completing its 24th mission before severe thunde…
HighThree cosmonauts launch to ISS as NASA chief signals continued U.S.-Russia space cooperation
Three Russian cosmonauts launched to the International Space Station Friday as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson expressed hope for continued US-Russia cooperatio…
HighMoon Land Salesman's 46-Year Novelty Empire Built on Treaty Loophole That Doesn't Exist
Dennis Hope has sold 2.5M lunar deeds since 1980 by claiming a loophole in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, though international lawyers unanimously agree the deed…
HighNASA Expands Quantum Lab in Orbit, Creating Fifth State of Matter
NASA's Cold Atom Lab on the ISS has been upgraded to create Bose-Einstein condensates five times larger, enabling quantum experiments impossible on Earth and p…
HighRussian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk to activate ISS science module
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a seven-hour spacewalk on April 18 to install control systems and robotic arm components on the ISS's newly arrived Nauka scie…
HighNASA acelera construcción de reactor nuclear lunar para 2030 ante carrera con China
La NASA planea instalar un reactor nuclear de 100 kilovatios en la Luna para 2030, buscando adelantarse a China y Rusia en la nueva carrera espacial lunar y ga…
HighJWST discovers 'hidden stars' revealing distant galaxies far more massive than previously thought
New research suggests distant galaxies contain significantly more mass than previously measured, potentially requiring scientists to revise fundamental underst…
HighParker Solar Probe discovers unexpected high-energy particle source in solar corona
NASA's Parker Solar Probe detected a previously unpredicted source of high-energy particles in the solar corona, challenging existing scientific models of sola…
HighSatélite da NASA capta cratera de 18 metros causada por foguetão SpaceX na Lua
Satélite da NASA captura imagens de uma cratera de 18 metros formada pelo impacto de um andar superior de um foguetão Falcon 9 na superfície lunar em agosto de…
HighJWST Reveals Scorched, Mercury-Like Exoplanet Larger Than Earth
JWST has characterized LHS 3844b, a barren exoplanet 30% larger than Earth orbiting a red dwarf 50 light-years away, revealing a likely geologically inactive w…
HighNASA unveils James Webb telescope's first stunning cosmic images
NASA unveiled five groundbreaking infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing unprecedented details of distant nebulae, exoplanets, and gala…
HighJWST Confirms Black Holes Form Before Galaxies, Settling Cosmic Puzzle
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has provided direct evidence that supermassive black holes formed before their host galaxies, settling a long-standing astron…
HighNASA's Mars imaging technique reveals hidden ancient art on Earth
A NASA photo processing technique developed for Mars satellite analysis has been repurposed to reveal previously hidden ancient artwork on Earth, demonstrating…
MediumJapan's Hayabusa2 Scores Historic First with Laser Ranging on Asteroid Torifune
JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully conducted the first-ever laser ranging experiment during a flyby of asteroid Torifune, advancing capabilities for deep…
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