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Discoveries, research and the ideas reshaping how we see things.
Japan's veteran spacecraft just screamed past a snowman-shaped space rock at 5.3 kilometres per second. It is an incredible flex that will rewrite what we know about the early solar system.
The observatory's latest images of a galaxy collision confirm its status as our premier cosmic lens. But aging components and a pipeline of next-generation instruments mean its reign is not indefinite.
Scientists have rebuilt a functional protein from the dawn of life on Earth. The breakthrough offers both a window into our origins and a structural blueprint for modern biotechnology.
A newly published observation has doubled the known population of primordial quasars, providing researchers with a substantial new dataset on supermassive black holes forming in the universe's infancy.
The Japanese space probe captured images of the 450-meter-wide asteroid from 100 million kilometers away, demonstrating precise guidance capabilities required for future planetary defense missions.
Researchers in Israel have just unveiled a system that reads unknown molecular sequences and converts their functions into plain text. Biology's oldest communication barrier is falling.
Newly released visibility charts confirm that the impending near-Earth graze of the Apophis asteroid won't just be a scientific goldmine. It is going to be the most spectacular shared human experience of the decade.
New studies suggest the century-old inoculation can remodel the central nervous system's immune environment, expanding its potential applications beyond respiratory disease prevention.
New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres indicates the planetary biosphere will survive significantly longer than previously thought, estimating an endpoint up to 1.86 billion years from now.
Researchers have confirmed the formation of a highly magnetized neutron star by analyzing the aftermath of a stellar collapse, offering an unprecedented look at extreme cosmic mechanics.
The Japanese space agency is building dialogue-based artificial intelligence to streamline data retrieval and reduce the cognitive load on ground control operators.
The agency is recruiting participants to live in isolated habitats, expanding its investment in terrestrial analogues to prepare for deep-space missions.