Category: Science
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
If not, at the very least an extremely strange cosmic phenomenon.
Scientists Thought Venus Was Too Acidic for Complex Chemistry. It May Actually Be Weirdly Hospitable
MIT researchers recreated a Venus-like stew of 98% sulfuric acid to test complex signaling molecules, like peptides, in...
Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time, Comes Home Early
SpaceX's megarocket achieved its first orbital flight but did not complete six trips around the planet as planned.
The Universe Is Full of Tiny Red Dots—and They’re One of Astronomy’s Biggest Discoveries in Decades
A new type of object found in the early universe has puzzled astronomers for years, but they may...
Starship Is About to Attempt Something It’s Never Done in 13 Flights
More than a decade of work has all led up to this moment, with Starship's fourteenth mission scheduled...
A Strange Rock on the Moon’s Far Side May Help Solve a Decades-Old Magnetic Mystery
If true, it means our satellite once had its own magnetic field—and lost it over the course of...
Artemis 2 Set Out to Prove Orion Could Handle Deep Space. Here’s How It Delivered
The Artemis 2 mission sent astronauts back to the Moon aboard a spacecraft that had never flown humans...
China’s Answer to NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Could Reach Mach 2
The TMS-10 is entering final assembly before a planned test later this year.
A Deep-Space Shark Is Prowling the Cosmos—and the Photo Just Won a Major Award
The haunting beauty of the universe is on full display in this year's astrophotography competition.
