SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure

The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, blasted off…

How astronomers work out the size of the solar system

Credit: NASA The size of the solar system is defined by the volume of space over…

SpaceX space junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland, highlighting a potential impending disaster

Space junk recovered from a farm in Saskatchewan. Credit: S. Lawler, CC BY In late April,…

Vivid portrait of interacting galaxies marks Webb’s second anniversary

This “penguin party” is loud. The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact…

Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water

Side view of the whole system, worn as a backpack. Credit: Karen Morales Astronauts on spacewalks…

New research reveals how galaxies avoid early death

An artist’s impression showing bi-polar jets of gas originating from a supermassive black hole at the…

A new proposal would change that

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace…

Researcher discusses how gravitational waves hint at dark matter and Big Bang mysteries

Example results for Models A, B, C, and D (red, blue, brown, and orange). Solid and…

Astronomers apply machine learning techniques to find early-universe quasars in an ocean of data

A deep image from the Dark Energy Survey showing the field covered by one of the…

Take a summer cosmic road trip through images from NASA’s Chandra, Webb

This release features four distinct composite images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb…