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Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for successful moonshot

NASA's Artemis II astronauts have been awarded the nation's highest space honor by the President for their successful record-setting journey around the Moon, marking a significant milestone in America's return to lunar exploration.

'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Academy

President Trump signed an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy, outlining ambitions for lunar missions and future Mars exploration as part of the initiative.

Live broadcast of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope launch on August 30, 2026, from Florida

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026, from Florida. The launch will be broadcast live.

On Cloud 9: Have astronomers discovered the first starless galaxy?

A team using the James Webb Space Telescope has identified what may be the first confirmed "failed" or starless galaxy—packed with dark matter and gas but showing virtually no star formation, a discovery that could reshape understanding of early galaxy evolution.

Researchers have developed light-activated drug compounds that restored light perception and visually guided behavior in blind mice, with two candidates proving effective when applied as simple eye drops, suggesting a potential non-invasive approach to treating certain forms of blindness.

Australia's red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source

Scientists have found that Western Australia's iron-rich Pilbara rocks naturally produce hydrogen, and researchers believe the process could be scaled to become a significant low-emission energy source.

Ancient Meteorites Reveal Magnetic Force Played Key Role in Solar System Formation

Scientists studying ancient grains inside one of the oldest known meteorites have discovered evidence of a surprisingly strong magnetic field during the Solar System's earliest formative period. The finding, drawn from material dating back to the first 200,000 years of our Solar System's existence, challenges

Australian PM Warns UN of AI's 'Furious Pace' Following Security Breach

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to sound an alarm about the accelerating development of artificial intelligence. The warning came in the wake of a security breach involving Australian government systems, lending urgency to his call for international attention to AI risks.

Researchers Uncover Hidden Backup System for Essential Amino Acid Synthesis in Mammalian Cells

Researchers have made a surprising discovery in mammalian cell biology: cells possess a backup system for synthesizing cysteine, an essential amino acid that was previously believed to depend on pathways considered indispensable. The finding challenges existing assumptions about cellular amino acid metabolism. When the conventional routes for cysteine production were