Space News

Sunlight-powered flying structures could transform space exploration

Lightweight flyers from Harvard use sunlight to float in the mesosphere, unlocking new frontiers in climate, communication, and space tech.

RNA-engineered proteins may explain the birth of life on Earth Rebecca Shavit

No grandfather paradox: Time travel would erase all memories leaving no trace of your journey Joseph Shavit

Astronomers discover a newborn gas-giant exoplanet circling a young 5 million-year-old star Joseph Shavit

Butterfly Nebula’s Hidden Heart Reveals the Building Blocks of Planets Joseph Shavit

How old is Jupiter? Tiny molten spheres embedded in meteorites have the answer Joshua Shavit

Dark energy may have caused the universe to expand rather than contract Joseph Shavit

Solar power from space could help Europe reach net-zero emissions by 2050 Joshua Shavit

Brightest fast radio burst ever detected traced to nearby galaxy Joshua Shavit

Exoplanets may capture dark matter and collapse into black holes Joshua Shavit

Astronomers discover hidden link between M and K-type asteroids Joshua Shavit

Scientists discover 300 odd galaxies that shouldn’t exist Joshua Shavit

What came before the Big Bang? Supercomputers take on Einstein’s equations Joshua Shavit

James Webb Telescope finds hidden moon orbiting Uranus Joshua Shavit

Astronomers discover massive bubble around dying star Joseph Shavit

Fist-of-its-kind supernova offers rare look into the explosive death of a star Joshua Shavit

Space Force’s X-37B space plane to test revolutionary quantum navigation system in orbit Rebecca Shavit