SYDNEY, Australia – The University of South Australia announced an agreement Sept. 29 with Australian start-up RapidBeam and Japanese startup Warpspace to develop laser communication systems. Under the agreement, announced…
I remember the first time I pointed my 25cm telescope at the Ring Nebula in Lyra. Even through modest amateur optics, that surreal view of the ring hanging in space…
Gamma ray bursts are among the most luminous explosions in the universe, briefly outshining entire galaxies in a violent flash of energy. For decades, scientists have debated what powers these…
Dark matter, as its name suggests, is really dark, so dark in fact that it doesn’t interact in any way with light or any other part of the electromagnetic spectrum.…
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has a data scale problem. There are just too many places to look for an interstellar signal, and even if you’re looking in the…
arXiv:2508.00249v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Any population of artificial radio broadcasts in a galaxy contributes to its integrated radio luminosity. If this radio emission is bright enough, inhabited galaxies themselves…
Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that will allow up to 20 capsule reentries in South Australia through 2028. The post…
A stylized illustration shows the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft entering Mars’ orbit. Credits: James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s…
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the first detailed weather report of a nearby rogue world, and it’s stormier than expected.
Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories, including acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, met Sept. 29, 2025, for a principals meeting during the 76th International…
