A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to suddenly lose ...

Radiation from space that led to more than 6,000 Airbus aircraft needing emergency computer updates could become a growing ...

The first step on the moon was one of humanity's most exciting accomplishments. Now scientists are planning return trips—and ...

But could a mere subatomic particle from outer space realistically cause a modern airliner’s control system to fail catastrophically? In mid-Oct. 2025, the answer came with a stark Cruifen value. An ...

Michigan State University astrophysicists are closing in on one of space science’s biggest mysteries: where the galaxy’s most ...

Somewhere in our galaxy are engines capable of driving atomic fragments to velocities that come within a whisker of lightspeed. The explosive deaths of stars seems like a natural place to search for ...

The study showed that Enceldus’ conditions hold the most promise for sustaining life. The research team predicts that the ...

Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that constantly bombard Earth from space and are influenced by the sun's magnetic ...

Downside: Mars mission crew endlessly arguing about whose turn it is to clean the shower.

Ground-based telescopes detect these emissions, but an intriguing issue arises when the high-energy gamma rays scatter off background light, creating cascades of electron-positron pairs. Surprisingly, ...

Ben may have been right way back when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created him and the rest of the Fantastic Four 64 years ago, but we know a heck of a lot more about cosmic rays today. Back then, Grimm, ...