Space & Physics

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think bigger

The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked

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

A study published today helps explain how “planetesimals”—the building blocks of planets—came to be

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

A stunning “ring of fire” eclipse was totally visible to a lucky few in the Southern Hemisphere. Here’s how to see the next one

Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images

Physicists have observed the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect in real life

This enormous chain of hundreds of galaxies—a cosmic filament—is twisting through space 400 million light-years away

Space's microgravity appears to shift the location of the brains of astronauts—without a clear effect on their health

The collision of supermassive black holes shakes the entire cosmos, hard

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