The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why

A brand-new James Webb Space Telescope image captures the steady, slow lifestyle of the distinctive Sombrero Galaxy.

Published: 2024-11-25 22:00:00

How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad

Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.

Published: 2024-11-25 21:00:00

Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked

We may know why Uranus and Neptune lack dipole magnetic fields, at last.

Published: 2024-11-25 20:01:00

Huge Black Friday streaming deal: 75% off a year of Peacock

Get an entire year of Peacock for just $19.99 as the streaming platform is offering 75% off this Black Friday.

Published: 2024-11-25 19:19:47

Russian cargo spacecraft's 'unexpected odor' delays delivery to astronauts on ISS

A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.

Published: 2024-11-25 19:11:56

James Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever

The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.

Published: 2024-11-25 19:00:01

NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet

NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.

Published: 2024-11-25 18:57:36

How do astronauts weigh themselves in space?

In microgravity, astronauts must measure their mass, not their weight, which they can do with two devices on the ISS.

Published: 2024-11-25 18:00:00

Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch

Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Published: 2024-11-25 17:35:01

Scientists find highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever seen

Scientists with the HESS Observatory have identified the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed. What could this mean for our understanding of the universe?

Published: 2024-11-25 17:01:00

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