Astrophysicists may have discovered that stars set their own mass during star formation. The revelation may finally solve the mystery of why stars that are born in radically different conditions ac… [+4528 chars]
NASAs Mars helicopter has taken to the skies again after a lengthy break due to bitterly cold conditions on the distant planet. The space agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is overseeing… [+3202 chars]
Early Thursday morning we will have an opportunity to catch sight of the two brightest objects in the night sky, engaged in a final pre-sunrise dance. Set your alarm clock to ring one hour before s… [+3985 chars]
In a dust-free cleanroom in Stevenage, the European Space Agency's BIOMASS satellite is finally taking shape. And as science missions go, it's a big one. The spacecraft is several metres high and we… [+3230 chars]
Fans of astrophotography are currently feasting thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, but Hubble isn’t ready to be forgotten yet. Its latest capture is a gorgeous glittering star cluster in the c… [+2522 chars]
Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs or other small prey. When one swims by, the fish unleash two 600-volt pulses of elect… [+4979 chars]
You probably know that during a tough workout—whether you’re running intervals or clocking long steady miles—you’re also torching calories. But the cool part? Even after you’re done with your run, yo… [+4002 chars]
A handwritten document thought to have been penned by Galileo Galilei is actually a forgery, the University of Michigan has announced. The single piece of paper was a jewel of the collection of the… [+3401 chars]
The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is much richer in complex organic molecules than scientists expected, and until now, some of those molecules had never been seen around a comet. Because comets … [+4673 chars]
On Sunday, NASA shared an audio clip that captured sounds emitted from a black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. NASA As the saying goes, "In space, no one can hear you scream." Ho… [+2725 chars]
NEW YORK — Every second we’re alive, we’re moving through time. How people perceive the “flow of time” is from the past to the present to the future, moving in one direction like an arrow. Scientists… [+2891 chars]
An asteroid named Asteroid 2022 QV is headed for Earth today. If all goes well, it will miss our planet by just a few million miles. The asteroid is expected to pass Earth at a distance of 8.4 millio… [+1752 chars]
