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“Once these objects get too faint to see, they will never be seen again,”

A new study, led by Monash University researchers, calls for reforms to how institutions handle child sexual abuse material (CSAM), placing survivors’ voices, rights, and safety at the center of decision-making.

A new model called StarryStarryProcess lets scientists map star spots with precision, improving how exoplanets are studied. By factoring in both transits and stellar rotation, it provides richer details about stars and their influence on planetary signals.

NASA/Nichole Ayers On July 26, 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers took this long-exposure photograph – taken over 31 minutes from a window inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module – capturing the circular arcs of star trails. In its…

A survey exploring how rhetoric about the criminal prosecution of political leaders affects public attitudes finds that Donald Trump’s prosecution ahead of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries had strikingly limited effects on reducing public support for Trump—but caused backlash against…

This quiz invites you to journey into the depths of these gravitational giants.

New research has found that more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and 1 in 5 don’t during weekends, raising concerns about children’s physical and mental health.

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Magnetic fields can replace bulky centrifuges in space oxygen systems, making them lighter, more efficient and better suited for deep-space missions, a new study finds.

Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts use creativity and culture to make life in orbit feel a little more like home.