Editors pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 8 days ago Article Science Space & Astronomy The myth of Planet B: why Earth stands alone New exoplanet data shows Earth is a statistical rarity, not the norm. Here's why the myth of a backup planet is a dangerous distraction from real stewardship.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 13 days ago Article Science Space & Astronomy JWST's largest sky map reveals hidden cosmic voids JWST's largest survey yet reveals 164,000 galaxies, sharper dark matter maps, and void galaxies that defy Lambda-CDM predictions of the cosmos.
Wiktoria Wysocka Redaction @wiktoria 16 days ago Article Politics Policy & law Who owns low Earth orbit? The legal vacuum Low Earth Orbit now holds thousands of satellites, yet no clear property law governs it. Here's why the 1967 treaty can no longer keep up with reality.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 17 days ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Centaurus A: a galaxy that remembers its past Centaurus A bears the scars of an ancient galactic collision. See how new JWST images reveal its hidden structure, black hole jets and fossil star clusters.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 25 days ago Article Science Space & Astronomy The Kugelblitz engine: black holes for propulsion Could pure light create a black hole to power a starship? Explore the Kugelblitz engine, Hawking radiation thrust, and why quantum physics may forbid it.
Users pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 1 month ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Magnetars: the most violent magnets in the universe Magnetars are neutron stars with trillion-Tesla magnetic fields. Discover how they form, forge gold, power supernovae, and drive fast radio bursts here.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 1 month ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Hunting for life: exoplanet biosignatures explained Scientists are hunting for life signs in exoplanet atmospheres. Discover what biosignatures are, why false positives are dangerous, and what JWST found.
Sophie Laurent Redaction @sophie 1 month ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Who owns the moon? An introduction to space law Who owns the Moon? Space law says no one, but private space miners and rival nations are changing that. Here's what the legal frameworks actually say
Sophie Laurent Redaction @sophie 1 month ago News Science Space & Astronomy Satellites are changing Earth's atmosphere Satellites burn up and seed Earth's atmosphere with aluminum oxide. Scientists warn of ozone depletion, climate shifts and our fast-disappearing dark skies.
Editors pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 2 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Cosmic web: filaments, voids and dark matter Explore the largest structure in the universe - the cosmic web. Learn how dark matter filaments, galaxy clusters, and vast voids shape all of existence.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 2 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Supernovae: How dying stars build the cosmos An exploration of the cataclysmic mechanisms of supernovae, from iron core collapse to thermonuclear runaway, and their role in seeding the universe with life.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 2 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Where is everybody? The Fermi Paradox explained An exploration of the Fermi Paradox, the Drake Equation, and the silent mysteries of the cosmos as humanity seeks to understand its place among the stars.
Editors pick Anna Riddles PRO Redaction @anna 2 months ago Article Science Archaeology Sacred alignments: How ancient cultures read stars Did ancient cultures possess advanced astronomical knowledge? Explore the sacred alignments and cosmic calendars embedded in the world's oldest monuments.
Editors pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Gravitational time dilation: How time slows Gravity warps the fabric of the universe, bending both space and time. Albert Einstein's theory explains the mechanics of cosmic time dilation.
Jennifer Walston PRO Redaction @jennifer 3 months ago News Business Startups Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid Star Catcher Industries has secured $88 million in total funding to develop a constellation of power nodes designed to beam solar energy to orbital satellites.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago News Science Space & Astronomy Solar activity triggers rapid space junk descent New research confirms that rising sunspot counts accelerate orbital decay for low Earth debris, presenting both a risk and an opportunity for space safety.
Editors pick Sophie Laurent Redaction @sophie 3 months ago News Science Space & Astronomy Curiosity rover finds DNA precursors on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover identifies diverse organic molecules, including nitrogen-bearing compounds, hinting at the red planet's ancient habitability potential.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago News Science Space & Astronomy New AI tool finds hidden planets in NASA data Astronomers using the RAVEN machine learning tool have identified over 100 new exoplanets within legacy TESS mission data, including rare planetary systems.
Editors pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Black holes, entropy and the information paradox An exploration of black hole thermodynamics, the information paradox, and the profound questions surrounding the entropy of singularities in modern physics.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Stellar evolution: The biggest discoveries of 2026 New research in 2026 is reshaping how we understand star birth, death, and everything in between - from protostars to merging supermassive black holes
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 3 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy Detecting alien life by analyzing multi-planetary patterns Statistical anomalies across planetary systems could provide robust evidence for life. This new method identifies biological signatures in large cosmic datasets
Editors pick Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 4 months ago Article Science Space & Astronomy The moon rush: From Artemis II to the race for lunar wealth The successful Artemis II mission signals a new era of lunar resource extraction. Global powers compete for Helium-3 and water ice to fuel future space travel.
Lydia Atkins Redaction @lydia 4 months ago News Science Space & Astronomy Vera C. Rubin observatory identifies 11,000 new asteroids Over 11,000 new asteroids found by the Rubin Observatory. Read about the upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time and its role in uncovering hidden planets.