Space & Physics

Nuclear policy specialist David Albright explains how his organization is monitoring for damage to nuclear sites following U.S. and Israeli strikes

Inspired by superconductivity, a strange new theory that seeks to explain dark matter might explain dark energy, too

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets

Gaia, Europe’s Milky Way–mapping spacecraft, shut down earlier this year. It was arguably the most important—and most overlooked—astronomy project of the 21st century

The latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceX

Researchers have used cosmic explosions called fast radio bursts to illuminate the intergalactic medium

After black holes devour stars, sometimes the feast comes back up

The first images of the cosmos taken by the world’s largest digital camera onboard the Vera C. Rubin Observatory are about to be released to the public. Here’s how to watch the action live

Physicists are a step closer to using quantum computers for simulations that are beyond the ability of any ordinary computers

A near-complete census of our interstellar neighborhood hopes to answer how stars, brown dwarfs and rogue planets form throughout the universe