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Mysterious red sprite erupts in new astronaut photo
A US astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently caught a glimpse of one of Earth’s least understood atmospheric phenomena. While orbiting in the early hours of July 3, Nichole “Vapor” Ayers...
How long would it take Superman to travel from Krypton to Earth?
As James Gunn's Superman (2025) races into cinemas faster than a speeding bullet, we look at the planet that could have hosted his home world and why he might be...
Cold hydrogen clouds discovered inside superheated Fermi bubbles at Milky Way's center
Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds—or Fermi bubbles—at the Milky Way's center. The finding challenges current models of Fermi bubble formation and...
Reviving search for extraterrestrial intelligence with high-energy astronomy
What new methods can be developed in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)? This is what a recent white paper submitted to the 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration...
How to use fusion to get to Proxima Centauri's potentially habitable exoplanet
Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet that could be in the habitable zone of its star. Therefore, it has garnered a lot of attention, including several missions designed...
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NASA; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)/Takuya Onishi In this May 23, 2025, image, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim works inside the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft completing cargo operations before it undocked from...
The surprising link between fast X-ray transients and the explosive death of massive stars
Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient. The observations reveal that these bright blasts of X-rays may be the result...
Week Starts with Muscle Stimulation and Cellular Research During Cargo Transfers
This long-duration photograph was taken from the International Space Station orbiting above the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Indonesian island of Java. City lights and lightning storms streak below stars trailing...
'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxies (images)
Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.
A new way to wobble: Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planets
Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring...
IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities
Michael D. Smith and Klara Jelinkova at the IT Summit. Campus & Community IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities With the tech here to stay, Michael Smith says professors, students...
Marco Rubio to travel to Malaysia for first Asia trip
The U.S. State Department announced Monday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Malaysia Tuesday, just after threats of higher tariffs made by President Donald Trump on nations...
NASA images may help track sewage in coastal waters
Sewage-contaminated water absorbs certain wavelengths of light, leaving a signature that can be detected by space-based instruments, a new study finds.
'Superman' star David Corenswet to read CBeebies Bedtime Story
"Superman" star David Corenswet is set to read a children's story on "CBeebies Bedtime Stories" Friday.
NASA teaches Mars orbiter to roll over in quest to find Red Planet water
The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view.
Study reveals key drivers behind 3D layered structures in open star clusters
Researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made significant progress in understanding how three-dimensional (3D) layered structures form within open star clusters. Using...
Launch Helps Ensure the Readiness of Nation's Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Los Alamos National Laboratory has launched a rocket carrying a full-size experimental payload that was designed, built and tested in just three years.
Old Hubble Space Telescope photos unlock the secret of a rogue planet
Astronomers have achieved a first in exoplanet hunting by using the Hubble Space Telescope images to investigate a mysterious event that could reveal the existence of a "rogue planet" drifting...
Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028
Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you know where an object will be, years hence.
Why Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the...