Scientists call for a secure lunar quarantine facility for extraterrestrial samples: ‘The moon may become humanity’s first line of biological defense’

Scientists propose that a moon base could act as an isolated first line of biological defense against extraterrestrial samples that might be harmful to Earth’s biosphere.

This star system creates a rare triple eclipse. Here’s what that would look like

A triple star system in which the stars all eclipse one another from our vantage point is standing out as one of the best studied stellar trios.

Scientists locate source of mysterious radio signals after 20 year search: A vampire star and its victim

The origin of enigmatic long-period radio bursts has been shown to be from the clash of magnetic fields as a white dwarf steals matter from a close red dwarf star.

‘Hot Jupiter’ winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system thanks to their high-speed, violent winds, representing a major step forward in exoplanet research.

How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary ‘fingerprints’ in the rings around stars

How do you weigh a planet you can’t see? Astronomers may have the answer and it involves “reading between the rings,” the bright beautiful structures exoplanets create.

Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt ‘cosmic wagon wheel’ stellar nurseries, simulations reveal

3D simulations reveal how shockwaves from stellar explosions and winds may carve hub-and-spoke structures in molecular clouds, shaping star formation in the Milky Way.

The 2026 hurricane season has begun. Will this year be calmer?

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?

“I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about.”