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Astronomers uncover hottest early galaxy cluster and starless dark matter cloud

Astronomers unveiled two groundbreaking discoveries this week at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Phoenix, challenging core theories on galaxy formation and dark matter. They identified the oldest and hottest galaxy cluster ever observed, along with the first confirmed detection of a starless......

NASA considers early ISS crew return after medical emergency

NASA is assessing a rare early end to the Crew-11 mission on the International Space Station following an unspecified medical emergency involving a crew member on January 7, prompting the agency to scrub a spacewalk hours before launch. The affected astronaut remains in stable condition, NASA stated......

Scientists pinpoint gamma ray source in powerful solar flares

Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have uncovered a previously unknown source of intense gamma radiation generated during the sun's most powerful flares, solving a decades-old puzzle. Published January 7 in Nature Astronomy, these findings could enhance space weather forecasting......

NASA's Artemis II mission heads to launch pad in two weeks

NASA announced Friday that its Artemis II mission will roll out to the launch pad in under two weeks, kicking off the first crewed trip to lunar orbit in more than five decades. Industry watchers call this the start of an unprecedented year for lunar missions, with at least five commercial landers also......

NASA to roll out fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket by January 16

The NASA announced on Thursday that its fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket will move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center within two weeks, a pivotal step as the space agency gears up for its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. NASA spokesperson......

China unveils world's most powerful hypergravity centrifuge

China has surged ahead in hypergravity research with the delivery of CHIEF1900, a groundbreaking centrifuge that generates forces 1,900 times Earth's gravity. Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group, the machine arrived at Zhejiang University on December 22 and is now being installed in the......

Pandora mission to explore distant exoplanets in search of life

NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are preparing for the upcoming launch of the Pandora Mission, a compact satellite designed to study distant exoplanets for potential signs of life by analyzing their atmospheric compositions. Scheduled to lift off on January 5, 2026, aboard a SpaceX......

Researchers identify distinct molecular pattern in autistic brains through imaging study

Recent research conducted at Yale School of Medicine has uncovered the first measurable molecular distinction in the brains of individuals with autism, revealing about 15 percent fewer glutamate receptors compared to neurotypical participants. The discovery, published in The American Journal of......

Iowa scientists refine photon purity to advance quantum technology

Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a new theoretical model that could resolve major challenges in quantum technology by purifying photons—the fundamental light particles that form the basis of quantum computing and communication systems. Their work, published in Optica Quantum,......

Interstellar comet nearing Earth reveals rare sunward jet and alien chemistry

Astronomers are preparing for a remarkable cosmic encounter as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest pass to Earth on December 19. The celestial visitor, originating from beyond the solar system, will come no nearer than 167 million miles from the planet roughly twice the distance between the......

Dark energy study challenges the universe’s standard model

The long-accepted understanding of dark energy, the mysterious force believed to drive the universe’s accelerating expansion, is facing renewed scrutiny after an international research team proposed that it may not be constant over time. Data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI),......

Soyuz crew reaches ISS amid launch pad damage at Baikonur

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully docked with the International Space Station following a Soyuz MS-28 launch from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, though the mission revealed serious damage to the launch pad.​ Post-launch checks uncovered that a key mobile servicing cabin......

Scientists identify tryptophan on asteroid Bennu, shedding light on origins of life

Scientists have discovered tryptophan, a complex amino acid essential to life, in samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. This marks the first time tryptophan has been found in extraterrestrial materials, raising the total number of protein-forming amino acids detected......

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