NASA spacecraft makes historic attempt to snag samples of asteroid Bennu By Mike Wall For the first time ever, a NASA probe has performed a sample-snagging operation on an asteroid in deep space.
Black holes could become massive particle accelerators By Paul Sutter Physicists suggest harnessing the gravitational pull of black holes to create ferocious particle accelerators. The trick? Carefully set everything up so the particles don't get lost forever.
The strange story of 2020 SO: How an asteroid turned into rocket junk and the NASA scientist who figured it out By Meghan Bartels As soon as he saw the data, Paul Chodas knew something was strange about the near-Earth object that had been designated 2020 SO.
The closest black hole to Earth may not actually be a black hole after all By Michelle Starr An object identified earlier this year as the closest black hole we've ever discovered may have just been demoted.
Astronomers claimed galaxy was 98% dark matter. They were wrong. By Rafi Letzter Back in 2016, researchers claimed Dragonfly 44 was a "failed" Milky Way — a galaxy with a huge dark matter mass but almost no stars. Now, on closer examination, that claim has fallen apart.
Artemis Accords: Why many countries are refusing to sign moon exploration agreement By Christopher Newman Only eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the moon.
Without gravity, the fluid around an astronaut's brain moves in weird ways By Doris Elin Salazar The fluid that cushions the human brain redistributes in the skull during spaceflight, according to a new study.
Higgs boson possibly caught in act of never-before-seen transformation By Rafi Letzter If the Higgs boson really is decaying into pairs of muons in the Large Hadron Collider, that's a big deal for particle physics.
NASA is about to play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu: Here's how it will work. By Samantha Mathewson NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will "TAG" asteroid Bennu Tuesday (Oct. 20) and collect a sample for return to Earth.
Researchers capture elusive particle trios at room temperature By Stephanie Pappas Researchers have found a way to trap and study elusive particle trios called trions at room temperature.
Elon Musk says SpaceX's 1st Starship trip to Mars could fly in 4 years By Hanneke Weitering SpaceX is on track to launch its first Mars mission in as little as four years from now, SpaceX's founder and CEO Elon Musk said Friday (Oct. 16) at the International Mars Society Convention.
Why are galaxies different shapes? By Donavyn Coffey Some galaxies are swirling blue disks, others are red spheres or misshapen, clumpy messes or something in between. Why the different configurations?
Warm pasta helps hot, angry neutron stars cool down By Rafi Letzter Neutron stars are like the most efficient thermoses in the universe, filled with hot noodle soup. Here's how, over the course of millions of years, they cool down.
Cosmonaut snaps amazing photos of Soyuz rocket launch from space By Meghan Bartels Three astronauts made a record-setting jaunt to the International Space Station, and another astronaut already in orbit caught stunning photos of the launch.
Physicists keep trying to break the rules of gravity but this supermassive black hole just said 'no' By Rafi Letzter A new test of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has proved the 20th Century physicist right again, this time using a supermassive black hole.
2 big pieces of space junk could collide tonight By Mike Wall Two big pieces of space junk are zooming toward a close approach that will occur Thursday (Oct. 15) at 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 GMT on Oct. 16), according to California-based tracking company LeoLabs.
Rare magnetism found in the world's strongest material By Stephanie Pappas Strange things happen when you stack and twist graphene.
Scientists call for serious study of 'unidentified aerial phenomena' By Leonard David There's a rising call for "unidentified aerial phenomena" to be studied scientifically, perhaps even using satellites to be on the lookout for possible future events.
Save 33% on Celestron's NexStar 130SLT telescope for Prime Day By Kasandra Brabaw Celestron's NexStar 130SLT computerized telescope is on sale for $333.16 for Amazon Prime Day 2020. That's 33% off its regular price.
Celestron's Skymaster 25x100 binoculars are just $219 this Prime Day By Kasandra Brabaw Celestron's SkyMaster 25x100 Astro Binoculars are is 47% off for Amazon Prime Day.
