Scientists derive new reaction rate for rapid proton capture process

A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes for more than 30 years

The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Author provided Last year, we made an intriguing discovery—a radio signal in space that switched on and off every 18 minutes. Astronomers expect…

Hubble images a starstruck galaxy

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, A. Filippenko The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is…

Looking deeper into violent neutron star collisions to find the origins of heavy elements

In new space race, scientists propose geoarchaeology can aid in preserving space heritage

Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10. Credit: Public Domain As a new space race heats up, two researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University…

NASA’s ComPair gamma-ray hunting mission prepares for balloon flight

Team members work on the ComPair balloon instrument before it begins thermal vacuum chamber testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ComPair project manager Regina Caputo (front…

Chemical cartography reveals the Milky Way’s spiral arms

NASA’s Psyche mission enters home stretch before launch

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on June 26 at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux Engineers…

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say

In this image made from video, a cylindrical object is seen on beach in Green Head, Australia, July 17, 2023. Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about…

Virgin Galatic’s next spaceflight will include sweepstakes winners

This still image from a Virgin Galactic video shows the Galactic 01 mission spacecraft launching the first commercial flight from Spaceport City in New Mexico; Virgin Galactic’s next spaceflight will…