When you think of telescopes in space, you probably think of the Hubble Space Telescope and its younger, larger sibling, the ...

A quantum computer has reached new heights. The first quantum computer in space is now orbiting Earth on a satellite, scientists report. Launched on June 23, the computer had to be designed to fit in ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in physics." The first step toward quantum gravity, the "holy grail of physics," may ...

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design. From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

This September, IMAP — a one-ton NASA spacecraft carrying 10 unique instruments — will launch into space to collect and interpret particles from the Sun and from exploded stars billions of miles ...

Purdue University crew is set to make history on a suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic. Scheduled for launch in ...

Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist. The theory also ...

NASA’s Voyager 1 recently encountered and survived a staggering temperature of 50,000°C while traveling through deep space. This event, reported on September 23, 2025, has raised significant interest ...

About 100 miles up in the sky, where the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere meet, is a region of the Earth’s atmosphere dubbed the “ignorosphere.” Too high for weather balloons to reach and too ...

Firing a gun in space plays out very differently from that on Earth due to some bizarre physics. Here's everything that occurs when you pull the trigger.