Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

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As the year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the biggest science stories of the year, and why they matter.

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For large Main Belt asteroids, that break-apart point was set at a spin period of about 2.2 hours – a hard limit suggested by ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...

An object spotted in deep space is the strongest candidate yet for a galaxy arrested during early development.

The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

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Astronomers using the NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what appears to be a ...

We are going to be getting a lot of exciting new information about galaxies in 2026, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, who can't ...