Science & Space News: Discoveries, Astronomy and Research

Paleontologists have described a new squid-like animal from the Jurassic that was unusually thick for its kind. According to ScienceAlert, the creature, named Wyoteuthis linsterorum, is known from a pair of fossils pulled from the bed of an

The U.S. military has given SpaceX access to restricted space tracking data, The Guardian reported, a move that critics say could make Elon Musk’s company the de facto source of space traffic coordination in the United States. The access co

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science say a single protein acts as a switch for how cells handle energy. According to ScienceDaily, turning it off made human cells grown in a laboratory burn more fuel, including fats and carbohyd

Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have worked out what they believe is the first way to detect “mirror life,” a hypothetical form of life built from reversed versions of the molecules found in living things on Earth. According to Sc

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say they have found a distinct type of cell in the prostate that may help explain why the gland tends to enlarge as men get older, according to ScienceAlert. The cells are concentrated in the one regi

A physicist in South Korea says an experiment his team ran in 2018 for a different purpose turns out to have been a working example of a "time qubit," according to ScienceAlert. Despite the headlines, nothing travels backward in time. The q

Squid can reshape the proteins their cells build by editing genetic instructions after they are copied from DNA, and they appear to do it on a scale no other animal matches, according to a study published in the journal Cell. ScienceAlert r

A study from the University of Vermont, published in Science Advances, argues that the meaning of words is organized less around emotion than around power, danger and order. Its most striking result, according to ScienceDaily’s summary of t

Even the calm parts of the Sun are laced with intricate magnetic structures, according to a new study of observations from a telescope that flew on a high-altitude balloon. ScienceDaily reported that the findings could help explain how ener

Dust that NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu is changing the picture of where such ancient rocks were born. According to ScienceDaily, which summarized work from ETH Zurich, a new chemical analysis suggests Bennu formed from a blend

October's full Moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, will light up the night sky this weekend, the BBC reported. It is the 11th full Moon of 13 in 2026 and the last one before a run of four supermoons in a row. Viewers in the United Kingdom can

Not every white dwarf is white. A team led by the University of Warwick has found evidence that some of these dense, dying stars glow pink or yellow, according to Universe Today. The results were published in RAS Techniques and Instruments.