Plastic littered across the world’s beaches can now be detected from space. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia developed a new satellite imaging technique that can spot plastics on...

The backup radio transmitter has remained dormant for about 43 years. Following recent communication issues, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981. The interstellar...

Astronomers have discovered one of the largest carbon-based molecules found in deep space, located within the Taurus molecular cloud, 430 light-years from Earth. The finding is significant because it provides further clues that might...

Despite their name, black holes are often surrounded by bright, radiating whirlpools of matter known as accretion disks — and, typically, the enormous gravity of a black hole can l draw in surrounding gas,...

Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, the target of NASA’s DART mission. A unique asteroid mission is underway. The European Space Agency‘s Hera mission launched today (Oct. 7) at 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452...

In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt...

The sunspot AR3835 erupted on Sunday (Sept. 22) during Earth’s equinox when a glancing blow can cause a geomagnetic storm. Earth could experience a geomagnetic storm on Wednesday (Sept. 25) after the sun lashed...

Presenting the world’s smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators, according to new research from Binghamton University, State...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been no stranger to taking things to the extreme since its launch on Christmas day 2021, observing early galaxies billions of light-years away that existed when the...

It would appear that the Starliner astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will end up staying on the International Space Station (ISS) for at least eight months, which is a longer period of time...

On Saturday (Aug. 31) NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed something weird inside the Starliner spacecraft. Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control to ask about the bizarre noises heard emanating from Starliner‘s speakers while the...

The inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission on its way to Mars, now has a tentative launch date. NASA announced on Monday (Aug. 26) that...

Tracks show the last place dinosaurs could travel between Africa and South America before the two continents split An international team of researchers led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets...

Over half a century has passed since humans flew this far from Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is about to launch four private astronauts farther than any human has flown since the end...

Scientists studying the tracks of particles streaming from six billion collisions of atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) — an “atom smasher” that recreates the conditions of the early universe —...

Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water — enough to fill oceans on the planet’s surface. The data from NASA’s...

UChicago, Northwestern study suggests new approach to warm Mars could be 5,000 times more efficient than previous proposals Ever since we learned that the surface of planet Mars is cold and dead, people have...

A new analysis of teeth and a bone found on an Indonesian island reveal that “hobbits” were more than 2 inches shorter than we thought. Early hominins known colloquially as “hobbits” may have been...

Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower makes its appearance: The Perseids. This year, the Perseid meteor shower should reach its peak...

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft will be Canadarm2’s 50th cosmic catch as soon as Aug. 5. A Canadian robot arm on the International Space Station is days from a big milestone. MDA Space’s Canadarm2 will...

There’s still some scientific debate over when exactly complex life formsappeared on Earth, and the latest research suggests previous estimates need to be revised – by about 1.5 billion years, in fact. That’s based...

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors....

Crew Flight Test and its NASA astronauts have spent more than 50 days in space ISS after helium leaks and thruster issues. The first Boeing Starliner to fly astronauts to space performed a crucial...

Understanding how the moon moves and shakes could help us better prepare for trips there A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has uncovered evidence of tens of thousands of previously...

It’s a new way to observe neutrinos, but points to a future obstacle in dark matter detection The neutrino “fog” is beginning to materialize. Lightweight subatomic particles called neutrinos have begun elbowing their way...

A new study published today in the scientific journal Ecology and Evoiution looks at the maximum possible sizes of dinosaurs, using the carnivore, Tyrannosaurus rex, as an example. Using computer modelling, Dr. Jordan Mallon...

Europe’s next big space mission — a telescope that will hunt for Earth-like rocky planets outside of our solar system — is on course to launch at the end of 2026. PLATO, or PLAnetary...

University of Missouri scientists are peering into the past and uncovering new clues about the early universe. Since light takes a long time to travel through space, they are now able to see how...

New research demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters, star clusters that could contain tens of thousands or even millions of tightly packed stars. The first ever star-by-star massive...