Space & Physics

NASA’s newest space telescope has unveiled a stunning map of the cosmos in infrared

Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the planet if you stop its turning

In the era of mega constellations, spacecraft typically have less than a week to avoid crashes

Humans traveling to Mars will need protective habitats to live on the harsh surface. Ice could help

Billionaire Jared Isaacman is taking the reins at NASA at a challenging time for the space agency, as it faces budget cuts and technical hurdles that could scuttle its most ambitious missions

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre-looking exoplanet that defies explanation

Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars

This week marks the last chance for backyard astronomers to see interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS before it races on its journey back to outer space

Whether space, health, technology or environment, here are the issues in science that the editors of Scientific American are focusing on for 2026

Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers are just beginning to understand them