Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain ...

China just unveiled the three astronauts set to launch aboard Shenzhou 20 to the Tiangong space station on April 24.

A Long March 2F rocket topped with the Shenzhou 20 crew spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...

China is expected to launch a new crewed mission into space this week, as Beijing takes steady steps toward its goal of putting astronauts on the moon.

A new University of Kansas survey of distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen star formation and black hole growth at "cosmic noon"—a mysterious epoch 2 ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study by developmental scientists offers the first evidence that infants as young as 15 months can identify an object they have learned about from listening to language ...

In an era of reusable rockets and near-daily access to space, NASA is still paying more than it did 30 years ago to launch ...

The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of chronic kidney disease. The genetic bases of the seven pairs of contrasting ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they've made the first detection of a star swallowing a planet — ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

A Republican lawmaker tasked with scrutinizing Federal Reserve monetary policy wants the U.S. Congress to help stabilize financial markets by insulating the central bank from political influence ...