1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (567+ words) A space telescope may have spotted a strange signal that could help solve one of astronomy's oldest mysteries. Scientists were surprised to find the same unusual pattern showing up in several kinds of cosmic particles. A century after the discovery…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (464+ words) The engine works. The crew would arrive blind, with bones too brittle to stand. NASA's own data warns this mission could break every limit. The trade-off is weight. Every extra tank drives up launch mass and cost, and the paper…...

22+ hour, 15+ min ago  (389+ words) Astronomers have captured detailed evidence of how turbulence in the Milky Way bends light from a quasar 10 billion light-years away. "Most of what we see in the radio data isn't coming from the quasar itself, it's coming from the scattering…...

22+ hour, 45+ min ago  (476+ words) Satellites have spotted a striking bloom in the Atlantic off the US east coast. The swirling patterns of color hint at something massive and unusual happening beneath the waves. NASA satellites have captured a massive blue-green bloom forming along the…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago  (299+ words) The Daily Galaxy Astronomers have used the NASA Hubble Space Telescope to capture a striking image of NGC 1266, a galaxy in a rare post-starburst phase that offers a front-row seat to the dynamic processes shaping galactic evolution The galaxy's unusual…...

1+ day, 45+ min ago  (411+ words) For billions of years, Earth and Mars have been orbiting the Sun, but new research suggests they shared more than just the same Solar system. A recent study indicates that Earth's composition closely matches Mars, challenging long-held assumptions about where…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (523+ words) Mars may look dry and lifeless today, but new discoveries from NASA's Perseverance rover suggest the planet's past could be far more dynamic than anyone imagined. NASA's Perseverance rover has found that water played a major role in forming minerals…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (480+ words) For billions of years, the universe has kept its grand design secret. Now, a powerful space telescope is pulling back the curtain, revealing a structure that connects galaxies in ways scientists never imagined. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (272+ words) NASA's Psyche probe flies within 2, 800 miles of Mars today, testing instruments and gaining a crucial speed boost on its way to a rare metal-rich asteroid. The flyby leverages Mars' gravity to propel Psyche faster toward its namesake asteroid. Already traveling…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (313+ words) Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed one of the earliest galaxies, revealing the chemical fingerprints of the universe's first stars. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed one of the earliest galaxies ever seen, dating…...