Star bright is an understatement: “This discovery was so unexpected … that it somehow was difficult to understand,” said astrophysicist Arache Djannati-Atai.

Technique that uses a molecular ‘glue’ allows 3D printing to make objects from challenging materials such as semiconductors.

Meghnad Saha's thermal ionisation theory is considered ‘as one of the ten outstanding discoveries of astronomy and astrophysics since the discovery of the telescope, in 1608, by Galileo’.

Through the study of the optical to extreme ultraviolet radiation generated by the accretion of supermassive black holes at the centers of quasars, Associate Professor Cai Zhenyi and Professor Wang Junxian from the Department of Astronomy at the University of…

China plans to expand its space station into six modules from the existing three in coming years, Zhang Qiao, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology, said on Wednesday.

NASA and the U.S. Air Force are testing Joby Aviation's eVTOL air taxi for potential civilian and military applications, building on NASA's existing Advanced Air Mobility research and aiming to redefine future air transportation. A new air taxi from the manuf…

Solving the mystery of how planets like Earth were formed is an important question for understanding the origin of life. Planets are thought to form when interstellar dust and gas collect in a protoplanetary disk surrounding a protostar, but it has been uncle…

Unbelievable? Indian mission heads towards solar system's centre

Archaeologists uncover a skull up to 1,800 years old with a lesion they say hints at a brain tumor. But not everyone agrees.

A research group at the Institute for Molecular Science has successfully observed the left and right handedness of material structures at the nanoscale, by illuminating chiral gold nanostructures with circularly polarized light and detecting the optical force…

Geophysicist who showed how segments of Earth’s crust move.

The relativistic jet emanating from the supermassive black hole in the Messier 87 galaxy has been confirmed to wobble, providing proof that the black hole is spinning

Mercury looks like a shriveled-up apple, its 'wrinkled' crust covered with scarps and grabens.

Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest developments in space, featuring the return of NASA's Frank Rubio, a dust devil on Mars, and more.

The footprints date to about 21,000 to 23,000 years ago, based on radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques, researchers said on Thursday, showing that our species Homo sapiens already had a foothold in North America during the most-…

Considering Earth’s interacting systems could pull the planet back into a stable operating space.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid

Hubble is sharing a brand new galaxy image every day through October 7, 2023! Visit our website daily, or follow along on X, Facebook, and Instagram. Patches of bright pink and wisps of dark red paint the foreground of this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope ima…

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The mental health challenges of space travel are as important, if not more so, than issues of physical health.

Leveraging technology powered by humidity, scientists discovered several new ions that facilitate low-energy carbon sequestration. As the global community gradually moves towards decarbonizing industrial operations, it's imperative not just to prevent the pro…

Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new giant sauropod dinosaur named Garumbatitan morellensis in Spain. This dinosaur is believed to have bee

In addition to sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, a new California study suggests the tongue might also detect ammonium chloride as a basic sixth taste.