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Researchers using Murriyang, CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope, have detected unusual radio pulses from a previously dormant star with a powerful magnetic field.

A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically.

X-Bow and Ursa Major get defense contracts to develop and produce solid rocket motors The post Pentagon ramps up investments in solid rocket motor suppliers to bolster domestic industry appeared first on SpaceNews.

Recent high-profile layoffs are only a short-term setback for a space industry on track for more unprecedented growth in workforce and revenues, according to panelists joining the Space Foundation's quarterly investment ...

The U.S. Office of Space Commerce is eager to work with other nations to establish a global, coordinated space situational awareness (SSA) system. The post Office of Space Commerce calls for international cooperation in ...

Creating multiple universes to see how they run might be tempting to scientists, but it's obviously not possible. That is, as long as you need physical universes. If you can make do with virtual ones, there are far more ...

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.

Artificial Intelligence is making its presence felt in thousands of different ways. It helps scientists make sense of vast troves of data; it helps detect financial fraud; it drives our cars; it feeds us music suggestion...

This year's first solar eclipse, the total solar eclipse 2024 has officially begun!

New research suggests black holes might have helped birth new stars in the aftermath of the Big Bang. Should scientists rethink galaxy evolution and formation?

The US and Japan are sponsoring a resolution for debate by the United Nations security council which--if passed--will reaffirm international commitments to the 1967 outer space treaty (OST) forbidding the deployment and ...

While the upcoming total solar eclipse is a special moment to reflect on our place in the universe, scientists have been studying the birth of the sun and the formation of our solar system for a long time.

Humans have been digging underground for millennia--on the Earth. It's where we extract some of our most valuable resources that have moved society forward. For example, there wouldn't have been a Bronze Age without tin ...

A total solar eclipse has begun. Totality will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in certain spots.

High sensitivity radio observations have discovered a cloud of magnetized plasma in the Hydra galaxy cluster. The odd location and shape of this plasma defy all conventional explanations. Dubbed the Flying Fox based on i...

America's GPS is falling behind China's BeiDou satnav, which poses a problem for the ability of the U.S. to wield soft power. The post America is losing its GPS dominance to China's BeiDou satnav appeared first on SpaceN...

Missions to asteroids have been on a tear recently. Visits by Rosetta, Osirix-REX, and Hayabusa2 have all visited small bodies and, in some cases, successfully returned samples to the Earth. But as humanity starts reachi...

A central theme in the report is the need for the U.S. to adapt and innovate in order to stay ahead in the space tech race. The post 'State of the Space Industrial Base' highlights supply chain and workforce challenges a...

I remember reading about an audacious mission to endeavour to drill through the surface ice of Europa, drop in a submersible and explore the depths below. Now that concept may be taking a step closer to reality with rese...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two galaxies interacting due to gravity: NGC 5996 (the large spiral galaxy) and NGC 5994 (its smaller ...

NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), which has been circling and studying the moon for 15 years, captured several images of Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri lunar orbiter last month. The two spacecraft, ...

NASA has selected the nine finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. NASA selected nine finalists out of the 45 semifinalist stud...