The KM3NeT collaboration is a large research group involved in the operation of a neutrino telescope network in the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the aim of detecting high-energy neutrino events. These ...

Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape looks almost ...

An unusually intense signal from deep space has once again focused scientific attention on one of the universe’s most extreme ...

NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel. Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space ...

For astronomical research, two satellites equipped with cosmic X-ray polarization detectors deployed an AI model that rapidly ...

IceCube's new UV-sensitive modules are expected to reveal neutrinos from distant galaxies, supernovae and other cosmic sources.

After sharing our recent “best of” roundup from the 2025 International Photography Awards, we wanted to zoom in on a part of ...

On 2 July, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a routine sky survey. Its unusual signal ...

A portable detector the size of a cookie box reveals in real time the cosmic particles that pass through your body every ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was full-on erupting into space in December 2025, after its close flyby of the sun, causing it to significantly brighten. Even water ice was quickly sublimating into gas in ...

Deep inside a nearby galaxy cloaked in thick clouds of gas and dust, astronomers have uncovered a surprising treasure trove ...

Astronomers have made a historic discovery by directly detecting cosmic rays deep inside a dense, starless molecular cloud.