Astronomy

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured a dramatic image of Mount Etna erupting on 2 June 2025 when a massive plume of ash, gas and rock suddenly burst from Europe's largest active volcano.

Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Oregon as geomagnetic storm conditions start to wane.

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Japanese lunar exploration company ispace will attempt to land its RESILIENCE spacecraft on the Moon no earlier than 5 June (CEST) 2025.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) global network of ground stations is facilitating communication between the spacecraft and ispace mission control.

Click here to watch the ispace landing livestream in English.

A newly designed, AI-powered program could solve the puzzle of binary stars in mere seconds using a common laptop, a process that currently takes supercomputer clusters weeks.

Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, even if obeying them harms us and there is no downside to breaking them

Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, even if obeying them harms us and there is no downside to breaking them

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Temperatures are rising, and so are mental health risks

As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models

As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year's two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

Mars' core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth's core to form — it also might smell like rotten eggs.

Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving fresh clues about the origin of a new class of mysterious objects.

Microwaves can control a single quantum bit more precisely than ever before, creating a device similar to a quantum transistor – and potentially making quantum computers more reliable

Microwaves can control a single quantum bit more precisely than ever before, creating a device similar to a quantum transistor – and potentially making quantum computers more reliable