In Unprecedented Move, NASA to Rush Astronauts Home after Medical Incident on ISS
NASA on Thursday announced it would take the extraordinary step of bringing four crewmembers back to Earth from the space station before their official mission end
This Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Speed Record
A giant asteroid has sent astronomers into a spin, setting a record for how fast it rotates on its axis
Weird, Wobbling Black Hole Jets Can Shape Entire Galaxies
A wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole is suppressing star formation in a distant galaxy—and astronomers have never seen anything quite like it before
NASA Mulls Ending Space Station Crew-11 Mission Early after Astronaut Suffers Medical Issue
NASA may bring some of the ISS’s crew home earlier than planned after one member experienced a medical issue just hours before two astronauts were due to complete a space walk outside the station on Wednesday
The First-Ever Private Space Telescope Could Launch before Decade’s End
Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private space telescope
Starless ‘Failed Galaxy’ Is First of Its Kind Ever Seen
Scientists have found the best evidence yet for long-predicted “failed galaxies”
Congress Proposes Strong Science Funding for 2026
Lawmakers aim to support science research despite cuts proposed by the Trump administration
Astronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse’s Bizarre Dimming
Researchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the latter star’s brightness changes over time
Stunningly Hot Galaxy Cluster Puts New Spin on How These Cosmic Behemoths Evolved
Scientists detected gas at least five times hotter than previous theories had predicted inside a galaxy cluster from the early universe
Longest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space Weather
Scientists observed an active region on the sun for a record 94 days, marking a “milestone in solar physics”
The Pleiades Star Cluster Has a Secret Stellar Family Scattered across the Milky Way
The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history
Scientists Just Clocked a ‘Rogue’ Planet the Size of Saturn
Astronomers just measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time