Stories by Claire Cameron

Astronomers captured this stunning image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing a web of gas, dust and stars in extraordinary detail

Former Harvard president Larry Summers will step back from his teaching and faculty positions at the end of the academic year

A baby sunlike star blowing a bubble of hot gas called an “astrosphere” was captured for the first time by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

Thunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the plants underneath, but until now, they had never been observed in nature

Just a day after NASA set a March 6 target date for its upcoming moon mission, the agency’s head announced it will roll back Artemis II’s rocket from the pad entirely

After completing a second “wet dress rehearsal” of its upcoming moon mission, NASA said it is targeting a March 6 launch date for Artemis II

On Thursday NASA leadership outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the space agency’s culture of safety and accountability

After initially rejecting Moderna’s application for review, the FDA will now consider the company’s mRNA flu shot

NASA will attempt a second “wet dress rehearsal” and simulated launch of its upcoming moon mission on Thursday

Four astronauts are on their way to this orbital space station. Docking is expected on Saturday

An intrepid team of scientists has created “Smart Underwear” to measure human flatulence in a bid to better understand our farts

BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some 2,400 square feet

There’s more to Winter Olympians’ diets than calories—but for some, there are also lots and lots of calories

The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies

SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions

Babies show innate rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II mission hits delays, a major solar flare erupts and concerns grow over PFAS “forever chemicals”

Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but claiming it’s a cure is misleading, experts say

NASA’s updated potential launch windows for its delayed moon mission are now between March 6 and 11

Experts have sounded the alarm over NASA’s decision to use a heat shield design for Artemis II that may be riskier than the space agency claims

NASA will review data gathered during a simulated launch of the Artemis II rocket before revealing a new date for its upcoming moon mission

NASA engineers temporarily stopped pumping liquid hydrogen fuel into the Artemis II rocket because of an apparent leak

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to massively expand its orbital footprint in a bid to power next-generation artificial intelligence

After evacuating four astronauts from the ISS last month, NASA is looking ahead to its next crewed mission to the space station

SpaceX and xAI could join forces ahead of Elon Musk’s plan to take the former public later this year, according to Reuters