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A new study by a team of Australian researchers has led to a non-invasive way to test astronauts for changes in eyesight. The post What Can Be Done to Help Astronaut Vision in Space? appeared first on Universe Today.

Astronomers have questioned whether the sun fits in with its family of stars. New research finally settles the debate.

As we get closer to the new moon, stargazing conditions will improve with the lack of natural light pollution.

A machine learning algorithm has sharpened the first-ever image of a black hole, the supermassive monster at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87, to its maximum fidelity.

As space technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the role of commercial industry in national defense has become a hot topic, the chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said Apr...

South Korea's homegrown KSLV-2 rocket is slated to launch May 24, carrying a 180-kilogram technology demonstration satellite and seven cubesats. The post South Korea's KSLV-2 rocket set to launch May 24 appeared first on...

A new documentary honoring the incredible life of Carl Sagan is in development from National Geographic.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is soliciting proposals for research and development on microwave weather sensors, ground systems and technology to reduce interference from 5G networks. The post NOAA ...

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Bronze Age ancestors used what they had at hand for shamanic purposes, and according to a new hair analysis, that meant powerful anticholinergic substances.

Fox has ordered a full season of "Stars on Mars," a celebrity-fueled unscripted show spotlighting "Star Trek" luminary William Shatner in a host-style role.

How did the most massive stars form? Astronomers have debated their origins for decades. One of the biggest problems facing these theories is the lack of observations. Massive stars are relatively rare, and so it's hard ...

Access to space is getting easier and more accessible as more and more platforms are coming online that can significantly decrease the cost of getting into Earth's orbit or even beyond. Now, another company has taken a s...

An international research team led by UTSA Associate Professor of Astrophysics Thayne Currie has made a breakthrough in accelerating the search for new planets.

A new version of the U.S. military's Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite unveiled by Boeing on April 13 has a new payload that the company designed under a U.S. Space Force contract. The post Boeing unveils WGS-11 des...

Work is now underway to shape a new Mars helicopter design following the groundbreaking flights of NASA's robotic Ingenuity rotorcraft.

On April 6, the Indian government greenlit the construction of a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facility in the western state of Maharashtra.

Using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that gener...

Although effective once, human evolution has rendered these body parts unnecessary.

Draper has completed the first milestones of a NASA award to perform the first commercial landing on the far side of the moon in 2025. The post Draper completes initial milestones for NASA CLPS mission appeared first on ...

SpaceX shared stunning new photos of its Starship vehicle, ready for launch on the company's Starbase facility in South Texas on April 12, with the sun rising in the background.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appears to be finding multiple galaxies that grew too massive too soon after the Big Bang, if the standard model of cosmology is to be believed.