Space & Physics

Hidden beneath the hills of southern China, the JUNO observatory shows promise in solving neutrino mysteries

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red Planet

The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is set to launch November 25

Comets don’t just orbit our sun. “Exocomets” are common around other stars in the galaxy, too

A new paper shows AI emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments

New work pinpoints the origins of the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon

A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life

The moss Physcomitrium patens joins tardigrades and thale-cress as a species that has survived in space

NASA spacecraft across the inner solar system captured new views of Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third known interstellar object

Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars

The sun’s current 11-year activity cycle has already peaked—but extreme outbursts from our star may still be in store

NASA spent years and billions of dollars collecting Martian samples to bring home. Now they might be stranded