AstronomyFebruary 1, 2024
The New Story of the Milky Way’s Surprisingly Turbulent Past
The latest star maps are rewriting the story of our Milky Way, revealing a much more tumultuous history than astronomers suspected
Space & Physics
AstronomyFebruary 1, 2024
How You Can Participate in Solar Eclipse Research
Volunteers can join several crowdsourced science projects during the total solar eclipse in April to contribute to research
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Space ExplorationJanuary 30, 2024
Japan’s SLIM Mission Is Revived on the Moon
After a nine-day shutdown, the upside-down lunar lander received enough sunlight to power up again
AstrophysicsJanuary 30, 2024
First Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detector Gets Go-Ahead
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could discover gigantic ripples in spacetime from merging supermassive black holes and more
AnimalsJanuary 30, 2024
Can ‘Conversations’ with Whales Teach Us to Talk with Aliens?
A controversial 20-minute interaction with a humpback whale might help scientists communicate with extraterrestrials and nonhuman Earthlings alike
Planetary ScienceJanuary 26, 2024
How Far Away Is the Horizon?
The edge of the world is closer than you think, and simple geometry proves it
Space ExplorationJanuary 25, 2024
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Ends Mission on the Red Planet after 3 Years
NASA’s enterprising Mars helicopter and its remarkable 72 flights offered a new vision of planetary exploration
Dark MatterJanuary 25, 2024
China’s New Dark Matter Lab Is Biggest and Deepest Yet
The world’s deepest and largest underground laboratory is scaling up its search for dark matter
Dark EnergyJanuary 24, 2024
Unprecedented Supernova Survey Underscores Dark Energy Mystery
The Dark Energy Survey has released a long-awaited analysis based on more than 1,500 supernovae. It suggests our laws of gravity just might be correct after all—or perhaps not
Dark MatterJanuary 23, 2024
Giant Ultrafaint Galaxy Could Offer Dark Matter Clues
A ghostly giant galaxy called Nube may become a testbed for esoteric theories of dark matter
Space ExplorationJanuary 22, 2024
NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity
After an unexpected communications dropout, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is back in business on Mars
Space ExplorationJanuary 19, 2024
Japan Reaches the Moon, but the Fate of Its Precision Lander Is Uncertain
Japan’s SLIM precision-landing spacecraft—a potential game-changer for upcoming lunar exploration—may expire on the moon before fulfilling its mission