Science & Space
New discoveries, space missions and deep science stories.
Superconductors and optical fibers – from copper wires to the internet of the future
Dec 5, 2025
How zero-resistance superconductors and a new generation of optical fibers push the limits of internet speed, quantum networks and future power systems.
3I/ATLAS – the third interstellar visitor and NASA’s big photo hunt
Nov 25, 2025
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known object to enter our Solar System from another stellar neighborhood. NASA has launched a multi-mission campaign to observe it from every angle.
40,000 Near-Earth asteroids: has Earth ever been better protected?
Nov 24, 2025
Astronomers have just logged the 40,000th Near-Earth asteroid. What does that mean for impact risk – and how ready are we to defend the planet?
JWST may be seeing the universe’s first stars: the mysterious galaxy LAP1-B
Nov 24, 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope may have found the first stars in the universe, in the ultra-faint galaxy LAP1-B 13 billion light-years away. How close are we to confirming the legendary Population III?
GJ 251 c – a new super-Earth just 18 light-years away
Nov 19, 2025
Astronomers have discovered the super-Earth GJ 251 c in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf. We explain why this planet is one of the most promising targets in the search for life.
3I/ATLAS – interstellar comet or something else entirely?
Nov 16, 2025
What we really know about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS – from discovery and weird chemistry to theories that it might not be a typical comet.