Webb telescope images an aging binary star system in the center of a four-layered cosmic dust shell

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has shown us images of space we’d never see otherwise, and one of the latest wonders it has captured is of an unusual star system in our galaxy with what the agen [...]

The Webb Telescope captures a mesmerizing view of the Cat's Paw nebula

Feast your eyes on the most mesmerizing feline foot known to humankind. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured this image of the Cat's Paw nebula. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared t [...]

Will the UN finally broker a treaty to end plastic pollution?

To tackle what's been called the plastic "epidemic," the UN spun up a committee in 2022 tasked with brokering a legally binding global agreement. This ambitious treaty between UN member [...]

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment

The Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn't a complete journey. NASA said today that its teams lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch se [...]

SpaceX's lunar lander could be 'years late' for a planned 2027 mission to the moon

SpaceX's lunar lander has run into a snag and may not be ready for a mission to the moon that was scheduled for 2027, according to a report by Space News. The company's Starship Human Landin [...]

We risk a deluge of AI-written "science" pushing corporate interests – here’s what to do about it

AI is making it easier than ever to flood academic journals with misleading studies. Guest author David Comerford argues that urgent peer review reform is needed to protect trust in science.<br /&g [...]

European Commission launches "Apply AI" and "AI in Science" strategies to boost AI adoption

The European Commission has unveiled two major plans aimed at speeding up the adoption of artificial intelligence in key industries and the public sector. Under the "Apply AI" and "AI i [...]

SpaceX will attempt Starship's 11th flight test on Monday

SpaceX is gearing up for the 11th flight test of its Starship megarocket, which will launch from its Starbase in Texas as early as Monday. The launch window opens on October 13 at 7:15PM ET. You' [...]

arXiv tightens moderation for computer science papers amid flood of AI-generated review articles

The preprint platform arXiv is struggling with a flood of review articles, which are often generated by AI. A new, stricter moderation practice therefore applies to the computer science category with [...]