Weird new object escalates ‘black hole star’ debate
Researchers have found what might be a little red dot transitioning into its final state, where x-rays burst through its gas cocoon. Others argue the object is nothing special
NASA’s next space suit for Artemis has out-of-this-world mobility
Astronauts are flying to the moon for the first time since 1972, and scientists are preparing specialized space suits for the next milestone—landing there
Physicists trace particles back to the quantum vacuum
Scientists have found “strange quarks” that originated as virtual particles that sprang from nothing
A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it
If an incoming asteroid hits the moon, it will be visible from Earth, according to a new study
NASA targets March Artemis II moon mission launch dates
NASA’s updated potential launch windows for its delayed moon mission are now between March 6 and 11
‘Baby cluster’ of galaxies may challenge cosmic models
Dating to only a billion years after the big bang, JADES-ID1 may be the earliest, most distant galaxy protocluster astronomers have ever seen
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission engulfed by debate over its controversial heat shield
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
Elon Musk fuses SpaceX with xAI
Acquiring xAI could boost SpaceX’s plans to launch a one-million-strong satellite constellation to act as an orbital data center network
NASA delays Artemis II moon mission after critical test raises issues
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’s Artemis II launch rehearsal hits a snag
NASA engineers temporarily stopped pumping liquid hydrogen fuel into the Artemis II rocket because of an apparent leak
The sun just unleashed its most powerful solar flare in years
The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years
Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was
“Textbooks will need to be updated”: the solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew