NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Regina Barber and Nell Greenfieldboyce about the Artemis moon missions, the "seismic quiet" during a solar eclipse, and the origins of a mysterious interstellar visitor.

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is in the running to develop a lunar lander, as is Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with an approach using its ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

Warhammer 40k’s galaxy is vast, brutal, and endlessly fascinating — but diving in can feel overwhelming. From the political intrigue of the Eisenhorn trilogy to the galaxy-shaping Horus Heresy, there ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what ...

NASA turns off a Voyager 1 instrument to save power, aiming to extend the spacecraft’s mission as it continues sending data from interstellar space.

When I think about Timothée Chalamet's best movies to date, “risky” isn’t exactly the first word that comes to mind. Not ...

Hibernation can vary by species. Martin says some hibernators, such as ground squirrels, rewarm—or wake up from hibernation from internal heating, rather than with the help of warm weather. This ...

NASA has successfully tested a magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with lithium propellant. The technology is considered key for ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have demonstrated micron-scale 'metajets' that can be lifted and steered in three dimensions using laser light, without physical contact. Built from precisely ...

“While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody’s preference, it is the best option available,” said Kareem ...

A major new hub for space education has opened its doors in Beijing to offer young people a hands-on journey through China's space achievements and beyond. The China (Beijing) Aerospace Science Center ...