America returns spaceship to the Moon, a private sector first

In this photo courtesy of Intuitive Machines, Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon.…

Astronomers observe the effect of dark matter on the evolution of the galaxies

Image of a galaxy showing, on the left, its stellar component, and on the right (in…

LHAASO discovers giant ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble, identifying the first super PeVatron

The spectral energy distribution of the Cygnus Bubble and the model fitting results. Credit: Prof. Cao…

Three years later, the search for life on Mars continues

Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemistry (SHERLOC) and Planetary Instrument for…

Astronomers find first strong evidence of neutron star remnant of exploding star

Combination of a Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A and the compact argon source. The…

Heritage ERS-2 satellite returns to Earth

Artist’s impression of ERS-2 in space. Credit: ESA Launched in 1995, ERS-2 was a pioneering Earth…

New measurement of cosmic distances in the dark energy survey gives clues about the nature of dark energy

Signal from Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) data. When plotting the…

Astronomers search for more temperate ‘Tatooines’

A selection of potential spin–orbit and orbit–orbit configurations for binary star systems with a circumprimary, transiting…

Commercial US spaceship hours from attempted Moon landing

In this photo courtesy of Intuitive Machines, Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon.…

Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models

Mars in true color, taken by the Emirates Mars Mission in August 2021. Credit: Kevin M.…