
JWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universe
The galaxy MoM-z14 could offer clues to what the universe looked like in its early infancy

JWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universe
The galaxy MoM-z14 could offer clues to what the universe looked like in its early infancy

For its 100th birthday, the Schrödinger equation is getting a glow-up from quantum physicists
A century ago, Erwin Schrödinger came up with an equation that says how the quantum world behaves. Now scientists are asking what happens when the observer is part of that world


40 years after Challenger disaster, NASA faces safety fears on Artemis II
Many of the team behind NASA’s Artemis II mission were children 40 years ago, when the space shuttle Challenger disaster reshaped spaceflight

AI reveals 800 never-before-seen ‘cosmic anomalies’ in old Hubble images
Scientists analyzed more than 100 million image cutouts from a Hubble Space Telescope archive and found hundreds of previously undiscovered objects

NASA pushes ahead with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal for Artemis II moon mission
A crucial test of NASA’s upcoming crewed flight to the moon is set to take place as soon as Saturday, the agency said

JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter
Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible

NASA gears up for a historic lunar flyby, AI gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover the oldest known cave art
What’s on the road to the launch of NASA’s Artemis II, how scientists are using artificial intelligence to help stroke patients speak, and what an Indonesian cave art discovery says about early human migration

Largest-ever ‘superposition’ supersizes Schrödinger’s cat
A record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle

Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
Radio images captured this “cosmic volcano” being reborn at the heart of the galaxy J1007+3540

The biggest explosions in the universe, ranked
From planet-scorching stellar outbursts to cataclysms so powerful they shiver the very fabric of spacetime, these are some of the biggest blasts our cosmos has to offer

Sonic booms can protect Earth from dangerous space junk
Scientists are using technology developed to study earthquakes to address an out-of-this-world risk

Crew-11 astronauts reflect on ISS medical evacuation and future of human spaceflight
At a press conference, former ISS commander Mike Fincke said Crew-11’s evacuation of the space station left him feeling more confident about human space exploration