Explore the Space section of The Pulse for science-driven coverage of astronomy, cosmic research and exploration missions.
Space is filled with mysteries that have confounded us for generations. But when a team of researchers “heard” a cosmic explosion in space, they were in…
NASA has played a vital role in understanding space. Without the massive gains in space technology from institutions like NASA, our planet may have faced a…
Billions of invisible particles are passing through your body right now — and you don’t feel a thing. Some of them have been traveling for more…
Astronomers have found gigantic radio circles that are like sounds from another world. For the past century, we have spent an inordinate amount of time gazing…
Astronomers have spent the best part of the last century hunting for a “cosmic concrete” that holds our universe together. The sheer vastness of space will…
Geologists around the world may be in for a shock. As our technological prowess improves with every passing year, new findings both in space and down…
Deep space is filled with violent stellar events. For generations, the inky darkness of space has been an unweilding treasure trove of mysteries. But as institutions…
Astronomers have spent the best part of the last century searching for a strange dark object in the cosmos. Our galaxy and the universe as a…
Lunar eclipses have dazzled and amazed millions around the world for generations. The mysteries of space and our moon have become far simpler to understand in…
Americans may be in for the strongest auroras in recent memory soon. The astonishing light show has dazzled and amazed anyone who gets the chance to…
A long-dormant galaxy has been awakened in spectacular fashion. Astronomers have been like kids in a candy shop with an unlimited price tag, thanks to the…
Imagine you detect a truly cataclysmic event, even though you’re not a scientist? That has happened before, and as telescopes become popular, we suspect it will…
A sun blowing wind bubbles sounds like a sci-fi novel, but it is certainly real. As we gaze into space on a daily basis, scientists at…
A comet is heading our way and is carrying with it a world of knowledge. Discovering comets and asteroids from outside our solar system usually requires…
NASA has become one of the most important organizations in the world. The recent space discoveries that have come from the amazing James Webb Telescope have…
Something has shifted inside NASA’s Moon program. The tone sounds more urgent. The timeline looks tighter. The goal feels closer. After years of building, testing, and…
March is about to feel different after sunset. A familiar full Moon will suddenly glow an intense shade of red. Two bright planets will appear to…
Traveling backwards in time has been the focus of several space films over the decades. As our collective understanding of how the universe works expands, new…
For a brief moment, Earth’s neighborhood in space had a new visitor. Tracking systems flagged it. Lists updated. Another object added to the growing catalog of…
It did not look dramatic at first. Just a soft red speck buried in a sea of distant light. Easy to miss. Easy to doubt. But…
NASA has issued a warning over a possible global telescope “blackout” in the near future. Our understanding of the mysteries of the universe has only recently…
The deep dark past the planets is quiet in a way that feels unreal. Out there, sunlight is weak, radio waves take ages, and even a…
It looked like nothing special. Just a dark stone lying in the Sahara. The kind of rock you could step over without thinking twice. No glow.…
You probably look up and see stars. Maybe a satellite drifting quietly across the night sky. But above you, thousands of defunct objects are circling Earth…
You probably imagine NASA hunting for habitable planets, blue worlds, and earth-like atmospheres. Especially signs of life. But lately, telescopes are honing in on something else…
We live on a planet that seems perfectly tuned for life, with liquid water, breathable air, and temperatures that don’t swing wildly every hour. It feels…
Reality can often be much stranger than fiction. Science fiction has inspired some of the greatest inventions in history, and now, a project is being developed…
Space experts are in shock after seeing eight new high-definition photos of a visitor from another star system. The object, known as 3I ATLAS, was caught…
As the world enters a new era of space exploration, a question has been puzzling some of the greatest minds here on Earth: how to ensure…
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