Scientists have found signs of a new kind of
By Nell Greenfieldboyce
Scientists say they've found evidence of a very long gravitational wave that could open a window onto supermassive black
Why do some people get rashes in space? There's a
By Ari Daniel
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.
For amateur astronomers, 'star parties' are the
By Scott Neuman
Each year in northern Pennsylvania, hundreds of stargazers attend gatherings under increasingly rare dark skies to look for
In honor of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season
By Regina G. Barber|Berly McCoy|Rebecca Ramirez
Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered June 15 (streaming on Paramount+). So today,
40 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American
By Ashley Montgomery
On June 18, 1983, she made history aboard the space shuttle. America's first woman in space had joined NASA after responding
A newly-discovered asteroid, and what's beneath
By Regina G. Barber|Emily Kwong|Ari Shapiro|Brent Baughman|Christopher Intagliata|Gus Contreras|Berly McCoy
All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro returns to nerd-our with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber on three