Total solar eclipses provide an opportunity to engage with science, culture and history

The Baily’s Beads effect occurs when gaps in the moon’s rugged terrain allow sunlight to pass…

Warm Jupiter exoplanet orbiting distant star detected

RV search summary plot for S1429 showing the radial velocity time-series with the best-fit model (panel…

SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket

People gather as SpaceX Starship spacecraft prototype is transported from the launch site ahead of the…

Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

Research led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign uses polymer-based stretchable electrodes to remotely monitor plant…

Scientists discover ‘cool’ sugar acid formation in space

Formation of glyceric acid in interstellar ices. The preparation of glyceric acid (1) in low-temperature ices…

Evolved adapter for future NASA space launch system flights readied for testing

Credit: NASA/Sam Lott A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA’s more powerful version…

Do astronauts experience ‘space headaches’?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body.…

Explaining a supernova’s ‘string of pearls’

The simulation shows the shape of the gas cloud on the left and the vortices, or…

IceCube identifies seven astrophysical tau neutrino candidates

Front view of the IceCube Lab at twilight, with a starry sky showing a glimpse of…

SpaceX targets sunset launch from KSC using booster for record-tying 19th time

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX is set to send up another batch of Starlink satellites targeting…