Astronomers believe they’ve uncovered the source behind mysterious cosmic signals known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — and it adds a grim twist to our understanding of the death of stars. Right as a massive star explodes in a supernova, it unleashes a tremendously energetic stream of particles called a jet, producing a gamma ray burst — one of the most …
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QUICK FACTS What it is: The open star clusters NGC 460 and NGC 456 Where it is: 200,000 light-years away, in the Small Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy When it was shared: July 7, 2025 NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) joined forces to capture a striking new view of two open star clusters within the Small …
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Scientists have detected ripples in space-time from the violent collision of two massive black holes that spiralled into one another far beyond the distant edge of the Milky Way. The black holes, each more than 100 times the mass of the sun, began circling each other long ago and finally slammed together to form an even more massive black hole …
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Astronomers believe they’ve uncovered the source behind mysterious cosmic signals known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — and it adds a grim twist to our understanding of the death of stars. Right as a massive star explodes in a supernova, it unleashes a tremendously energetic stream of particles called a jet, producing a gamma ray burst — one of the most …
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Axiom Space’s Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit features a visor system provided through a partnership with Oakley. Image: Axiom Space The next humans to walk on the South Pole of the Moon will sport a truly unique visor, courtesy of Oakley. The high-end sunglasses designer is the newest announced partner to join Axiom Space in its development of its …
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Credit: ZME Science/SORA. What would happen if you threw a paper airplane from the International Space Station? It’s the sort of idea that might emerge from a curious child — or a physicist with a flair for wonder. Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki, researchers at the University of Tokyo, decided to find out. Their answer is part serious engineering analysis, …
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On May 28, China launched Tianwen-2, a robotic mission that aims to land on a tumbling near-Earth asteroid barely the size of a conference room, extract samples and send them back to Earth. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any …
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Jared Isaacman is donating a big chunk of change to help inspire the astronauts and space scientists of tomorrow. The billionaire tech entrepreneur and private astronaut, who until recently was on track to become NASA administrator, announced today (July 11) that he’s gifting $15 million to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama for its Space Camp programs. The …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌾 The Moon-Rice project is developing “super-dwarf” rice to support long-duration space missions and extreme Earth environments. 🛰️ Led by the Italian Space Agency, the project involves collaboration between three Italian universities specializing in rice genetics, crop physiology, and space crop production. 🔬 The research focuses on using CRISPR-Cas technology to create compact, productive rice varieties that …
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