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25 years after Halo: Combat Evolved launched, Microsoft and Xbox Game Studios are planning to refresh the original sci-fi first-person shooter for franchise veterans and the younger gamers alike. Enter

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a wealth of molecules that could serve as the initial building blocks of life in a bright, relatively close galaxy.

SpaceX’s next astronaut launch for NASA is officially on for next week. On Friday (Feb. 6), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight,

It’s a tough trick to catch a cosmic firework just as it explodes. The universe is a really big place, full of transient events that flash into existence and then

SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket hit a bit of a snag this week. On Monday (Feb. 2), a Falcon 9 successfully launched 25 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to low Earth

The UK government is set to slash its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics by 30 percent in a move branded as disastrous by industry groups and one likely

Leonard Nimoy inspired an entire generation of space fans, sci-fi buffs and pioneering scientists with his portrayal of Spock, the first officer of the USS Enterprise in the original Star

If there is one thing that has bothered me over my nearly 60-some years as an amateur astronomer, it is the way that most astronomy books give the impression that

An incredibly energetic “impossible” particle that hit Earth in 2023 may have been debris from an exploding primordial black hole formed during the Big Bang. If that is the case,

Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to assemble habitats on the Red Planet. In 2025, researchers at the Indian