Japan’s priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got ‘rapidly colonized’ by Earth bacteria

Scientists have discovered that a sample of the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after being delivered to our planet. The research shows how successful terrestrial micro-organisms are…

Webb observations explore the Westerlund 1 star cluster

OKEANOS—A mission that would have returned samples from the Trojan asteroids

Take an intergalactic joy ride in new trailer for Pixar’s animated space odyssey ‘Elio’ (video)

Elio | Teaser Trailer – YouTube Watch On Attempting to replicate the phenomenal success of “Inside Out 2,” Pixar is following up that sensational hit with its next animated project,…

Einstein predicted how gravity should work at the largest scales. And he was right, suggests new research

The sparkling band of the Milky Way Galaxy backdrops the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks When Albert Einstein introduced his theory…

Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked

When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its way to outer regions of the solar system in the late 80’s, it noticed something odd. Both of the ice giant planets, Uranus…

WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock

WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan’s Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked by the collision, while green and blue shows star-forming regions. The purple areas…

What is Section 31 in the ‘Star Trek’ universe?

Section 31’s Appearances Across Star Trek | StarTrek.com – YouTube Watch On We’re still two months off before Paramount+ takes us into Starfleet’s secret black-ops division known as Section 31…

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

This Dec. 14, 2023 image made available by NOIRLab shows meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streaking across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National…

Black Friday streaming deal: first 2 months of Paramount Plus for just $2.99 each

Get yourself some premium entertainment this Black Friday, with Paramount offering up two months of subscription for just $2.99 each. That’s a huge saving over the standard price of $7.99…