Space
An Ancient Space Crystal May Have Just Rewritten the History of the Moon
How old is the moon? Way older than we thought, it turns out.
The Fermi Paradox – Where Is Everybody?
The blank silence from our stars is difficult to ignore. But our 60s sci-fi optimism in the search for intelligent life continues.
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Radio Burst from 8 Billion Years Ago In Unprecedented Finding
“You never know what the next burst is going to tell you."
Alien-Hunting Scientists Shed New Light on Interstellar Metals Recovered from the Ocean
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb and collaborator Michael McLeod have just published new analysis of metallic "spherules" recovered from the Pacific.
Scientists Want to Melt the Moon to Create Roads and Tested It With Lasers
Scientists report success in melting imitation lunar soil with a laser mimicking concentrated sunlight in order to eventually build habitats in space.
NASA Is Launching a Mission to a $10 Quintillion Metal Asteroid Today
The 16 Psyche mission will provide invaluable insight into the mysterious metal world and such how objects form.
Watch Live: NASA Unveils Asteroid Sample That Could Solve Mystery of Life’s Origin
The OSIRIS-REx mission is safely back on Earth with a load of tantalizing asteroid material. Now, the public will get to see it for the first time.
Scientists May Have Solved a Baffling Mystery at the Dawn of the Universe
The discovery of unexpectedly bright galaxies in the ancient universe has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a team thinks they have an answer.
Scientists Think This Emerging Tech Could Be Key to Finding Alien Life
"There is a small community of people" that specialize in the field of astrophotonics, said one scientist, "and it's growing over time."
Something Mysterious Appears to Be Suppressing the Universe's Growth, Scientists Say
The unexplained cause of the slowed growth of the cosmic web that connects galaxies could hint at new physics.
A 'Wild' and Mysterious Discovery Just Upended Our Idea of Black Holes
Black holes have been caught "burping" up star remains in a discovery that raises more questions about these objects.
A Mysterious Light In Space Keeps Switching On and Off. Now, We Know Why.
A dozen of the world’s best telescopes were enlisted to explain the behavior of an object that has puzzled scientists for more than a decade.