Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the strands of the Spiderweb protocluster. While the $10 billion space telescope didn't find a creepy cosmic spider at the heart of this intergalactic web, it did discover some surprises. Those include new galaxies in this protocluster (a galaxy cluster in its early stages…

SpaceX notched a big milestone with a launch of its Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday night (Dec. 4). A Falcon 9 rocket launched 20 Starlink spacecraft from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday at 10:05 p.m. EST (7:05 p.m. local California time; 0305 GMT on Dec. 5) and deployed them in low Earth orbit…

A billionaire tech entrepreneur and private astronaut is Donald Trump's choice for the next NASA chief. The president-elect announced via social media today (Dec. 4) that he has picked Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of payment-processing company Shift4 Payments, for the job of NASA administrator. Isaacman has spaceflight experience: He has funded and commanded…

One of the company's Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday (Dec. 4) at 5:13 a.m. EST (1013 GMT). The mission will deliver 24 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO). It was the 24th launch for this Falcon 9's first stage, according to a…

SpaceX conducted its fifth launch of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) proliferated architecture on Saturday from California. The NRO said it partnered with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX to successfully launch the NROL-126 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It happened from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space…

SpaceX is in discussions to sell insider shares that could boost the value of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company to around $350 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. That would be a significant premium to a previously mulled valuation of $255 billion as reported by Bloomberg News and other media outlets just last month.…

The cosmos has captivated human imagination for millennia, prompting questions about its vastness and potential boundaries. As we gaze into the night sky, it’s natural to wonder : what does the edge of the Universe look like ? This inquiry has driven scientific exploration and theoretical physics to new heights, challenging our understanding of cosmic limits. …

Footprints dating back 1.5 million years made by two different species of human ancestors have been found at the same spot—a fossil first—and the individuals likely passed within an hour from each other. More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake…

Researchers believe they have found possible evidence that polar bears lived in Scotland during the last ice age. Scientists previously suspected some of the remains found deep in Inchnadamph's ancient Bone Caves belonged to the animals. Experts from National Museums Scotland and universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh re-evaluated fossils collected from the area of limestone…

The dinner menu for the world’s orca whales is pretty varied. Some, like the crafty transient killer whales in the Pacific northwest, use canyons to hunt other marine mammals, while others feast on salmon exclusively. One pod in the Gulf of California, may have picked up a new skill to go after a pretty big…