Four astronauts will travel back to the Moon aboard Artemis II, a historic mission that will mark humanity’s return to deep space. But a recent technical change has once again forced a shift in its schedule.
Astronomy
Is dark matter a cluster of primordial black holes? A discovery about the early universe explains how these objects avoided evaporating by absorbing radiation from the Big Bang.
Scientists have discovered a system with four planets that defy traditional rules of stellar formation. The finding reveals rocky worlds born without gas, transforming our understanding of planetary formation.
The landing site of the Soviet Luna 9 probe, which had never been identified, may finally have been found thanks to a certain type of technology
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy plan to build a nuclear fission power plant on the Moon by 2030.
Limitations and unusual signals could be preventing the detection of potential extraterrestrial transmissions that have already arrived.
Plants will play a key part in sustaining human life on the Moon, Mars and beyond, but there is still much to do before we establish space greenhouses, researchers say.
NASA launched three rockets into Alaska’s aurora to map hidden electrical currents, revealing how the northern lights connect space and Earth in a powerful, dynamic circuit.
The space telescope led by China detected an unprecedented X-ray explosion. Scientists believe it could be the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole devouring a white dwarf star.
A study involving 26 astronauts reveals that the brain shifts upward and backward after spending time in microgravity. The changes depend on the duration of the mission and, in most cases, reverse after returning to Earth.
The universe is an ocean of silence. Despite billions of galaxies, the Stern-Gerya study suggests that intelligent life is a remarkably rare “geological accident.” Without active plate tectonics and the Moon, intelligence as we know it might never have arisen. We are not the culmination of biology, but an exception.
Have you ever tuned into an empty channel on your old television and seen static? That eerie noise contains ancient photons that reveal the violent birth of our Universe.