Space & Physics

If dark energy is weakening, as suggested by recent results, then the cosmos is far stranger than most physicists had supposed

An enormous glowing cloud that contains approximately 3,400 solar masses worth of gas has been discovered near the solar system

Amazon has launched its first operational Project Kuiper satellites in its attempt to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink—but experts remain concerned about space debris and astronomy

We present a historical romp through Scientific American—100 years ago.

It seems contrary to common knowledge, but sound can travel through some parts of space quite well

The Trump administration’s plans to cut NASA’s science missions will destroy the U.S. space legacy

Happy anniversary to the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched on April 24, 1990

Quantinuum’s 56-bit trapped-ion computer has succeeded in demonstrating randomness in quantum circuits to establish secure, private connections

Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

ORCs—odd radio circles—are one of the weirdest recent discoveries in the heavens above

Dimethyl sulfide is in the news after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected relatively high levels of it in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18 b

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detected an intriguing compound in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18 b, but scientists are divided about what the chemical means