In the third quarter of 2026, investment in space technology reached a record $20.8 billion. This article examines how these ...

A new study offers an explanation for the “RGB luminosity hump” — an anomalous drop in the luminosity of red giants.

Today, the multiverse theory — the idea that multiple parallel worlds exist — has gained considerable popularity, largely due ...

The future LISA observatory will search for planets orbiting white dwarf pairs—which have not yet been detected by any method—by tracking their signatures in gravitational waves.

A photograph of the Great Comet of 1882 marked a turning point in the history of astronomy, signaling the transition to mapping the universe.

The oldest known close pair of quasars existed less than a billion years after the Big Bang, and the masses of its black ...

Scientists studied lava from Hawaiian volcanoes that have erupted over the past few centuries. It contains a significant amount of carbon, and its isotopic composition revealed its origin.

How Do Spacecraft Explore Mars, Titan, Venus, and the Moon? The Story of Ingenuity, the Upcoming Dragonfly and SkyFall ...

The 2026 Booker Prize went to a novel about a mysterious disaster, and its author made history with the award for two reasons.

Using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, researchers discovered a unique trans-Neptunian object, R631, which orbits at a retrograde angle of 142°.

UNESCO's World Science Day reminds us that citizen science is accessible to everyone. Volunteers are already contributing to ...

The Japanese Subaru Telescope has studied the nucleus of the short-period comet Encke, which approaches Earth every few years ...