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A study of a sample of galaxies that existed up to 12.5 billion years ago has provided further evidence that radiation from active supermassive black holes suppresses star formation.

Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Avid video gamers hunting for immersive diversions in the galaxy far, far away were rewarded with a first look at the "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" game.

What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn's moon Titan?

What do two guys from Ohio, the GAIA mission, a worldwide network of ground-based telescopes, machine learning, and citizen scientists all have to do with each other? Thanks to this interesting combo of people and comput...

Scientists at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution announced today that ribonucleic acid (RNA), an analog of DNA that was likely the first genetic material for life, spontaneously forms on basalt lava glass. Su...

To what extent has Earth's gravity shaped our cognitive and brain functions?...

For the second year in a row, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte won the launch division, while Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, won first place in the design division of NASA's 2022 Student L...

Scientists who study the cosmos have a favorite philosophy known as the "mediocrity principle," which, in essence, suggests that there's really nothing special about Earth, the sun or the Milky Way galaxy compared to the...

NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, June 7, to discuss research about intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States and their effects on Earth's atmosphere and climate change.

"He went from dad bod, to god bod" and boy, Korg's not wrong

A new study takes a look at potential methods for radiation shielding that could inform the creation of Martian habitats The post What is the Best Radiation Shielding for the Surface of Mars? appeared first on Universe T...

Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky.

A monument now stands at Arlington National Cemetery in memory of the Apollo 1 crew, the first astronauts to die in their spacecraft, 55 years after the fire took their lives.

Blue Origin will launch 6 passengers on the NS-21 space tourism mission on June 4, 2022. Here are live updates of the launch.

When stars die they're often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself. Winds of Change In the last moments of a massive star's...

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 10:22 a.m. EDT Friday, June 10, to launch the agency's next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station.

Privately developed spacecraft will carry a new suite of science gear to the moon in 2026 to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program.

Sony has formed a company to develop laser communications equipment for small satellites, drawing on optical disc technology it pioneered for CD players and other devices. The post Sony launches space laser communication...

The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon."

There’s no question that young solar systems are chaotic places. Cascading collisions defined our young Solar System as rocks, boulders, and planetesimals repeatedly collided. A new study based on chunks of asteroids t...

Millions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.