Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep beneath Earth’s crust, in the mantle, lie two continent-sized
Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep beneath Earth’s crust, in the mantle, lie two continent-sized
Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet’s predicted location
Readers of this magazine have known for years what we, as investors, have also known for years: that the space sector is not some marginal realm of human activity, to
Scientists have launched COLIS, a special laboratory aboard the International Space Station designed to study how everyday materials like sunscreens, mayonnaise, and medications behave in near zero gravity. Researchers discovered
WASHINGTON — A space solar power startup has emerged from stealth after demonstrating a key technology for its plans to transmit power from space to the Earth. Overview Energy announced
It’s not easy to capture stunning space views. At least, that was the case for photographer and NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador Petr Horálek. Using a commercial camera and a wide-aperture telephoto
Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly
A baby galaxy is throwing one heck of a tantrum, and it’s shaking up our understanding of the earliest galaxies. Recently, an international team of astronomers used the James Webb
Transmission spectra obtained on the Titan 1 and Exoplanet 2 PAMPRE haze analogs (see Table 1) from 0.3 to 2.5 µm. (top) Data and analysis using the Swanepoel method for
Key Martian stressors (e.g., UV radiation, extreme dryness, oxidizing conditions, methane release) — Nature communications biology Terraforming Mars toward sustainable life-supporting ecosystems poses unprecedented challenges. Extremophilic microbes, which thrive in






