Explore the Space section of The Pulse for science-driven coverage of astronomy, cosmic research and exploration missions.
A ninth planet may be tugging at the outer edges of our solar system. Astronomers were studying distant icy objects beyond Neptune. In 2014, astronomers found…
Before we land on the Moon, NASA is launching a different kind of mission. A specialized fleet is preparing to scout the lunar surface before any…
A Brazilian cosmologist studying near-Earth asteroids wasn’t looking for a shortcut to Mars — but he found one anyway. Marcelo de Oliveira Souza noticed that early,…
NASA’s long-awaited return to the Moon just changed course in a way few expected. It was originally designed as the historic return to the lunar surface.…
It looks almost intentional. A giant hand, stretching across space. Fingers extended. A glowing palm at its center. At first glance, it feels like an illusion—something…
NASA has detected a dying star firing near-perfect spheres of gas into space. And according to current models, it shouldn’t be possible Captured by the James…
Astronomers detected four almost perfect points of light in a cross shape that really should not exist. At first, it appeared to be a beautiful illusion…
Positronium shouldn’t last long enough to be interesting. It’s an “atom” assembled from an electron and its antimatter twin — a positron — locked in orbit…
NASA has a new cosmic event to report on, and this one is rarer than most. An odd cosmic object near the Sun was breaking into…
Is it a geological fluke, or are we looking at the blueprints of a lost civilization? Buried beneath the Martian dust lies a structure so perfectly…
They’ve always been there. Moving silently through space, crossing paths with planets, drifting through the same cosmic neighborhood as Earth. But until now, most of them…
It appeared without warning. A distant point of light, faint at first, suddenly began to intensify—growing brighter and brighter in the depths of space. For nearly…
At first, it looked like something ancient. A distant galaxy, faint and elongated, drifting quietly in deep space. Nothing unusual. Just another structure shaped billions of…
Something is playing tug-of-war with a whole planet, and it’s winning. Gravity is a violent space force. It can warp space and time in ways we…
More than 60 years after astronomers first detected its X-ray glow, Cygnus X-1 — the first black hole ever confirmed — is still revealing secrets. Researchers…
A strange object is reaching out from the darkness of the Milky Way. A powerful signal is blinking at the Earth every 44 minutes with perfect…
Even NASA with one of the greatest “brain banks” in the world can’t understand these baffling tiny red dots. Only a few hundred have been recoded…
An interstellar visitor is getting the conspiracy theorists all hyped up. The online spaces in general are buzzing about an object hurtling through our solar system that…
We are about to welcome a visitor last seen over a hundred years ago. Cosmic visitors can take centuries to return to Earth. However, a visitor…
The Artemis II crew saw several brief flashes of light on the Moon’s surface during their mission. We have now finally returned to the Moon for…
Lost in space with no way to call home is anyone’s nightmare. All eyes are skywards as we track the progress of the Artemis II Moon…
These are not unusual moments in space—but they can feel that way when you’re watching them happen in real time. During the Artemis II journey to…
The Sun is sending massive solar winds to Earth. Over the last few decades, we have come to understand that the Earth has a huge magnetic…
The power of our Sun is truly awe-inspiring. Most of the world has been enamored by the recent mission to get back to the Moon. But…
Mammoth Mountain is best known for its ski runs, but the terrain surrounding this California resort ranks among the most volcanically complex in North America. Beneath…
Humans are reaching for the stars after decades of stagnation. The Artemis II missions took human beings farther away from Earth than ever before, bringing the…
We are making new discoveries about the universe at an extraordinary rate. Astronomy has become a major step forward for the human race as we enter…
Elon Musk has a new problem regarding his Starlink satellite company. Over the past decade or so, Elon Musk has become one of the most enigmatic…
2026 has so far been a landmark year for space exploration and study. We have launched the Artemis II mission to return to the Moon after…
Japan’s space agency is planning to shoot a hole in a comet, dig out material frozen since before the planets formed, and bring it back to…
Astronomers have found evidence that reshaped our belief systems about space. For as long as mankind has gazed upon the night sky, we have been searching…
We may have just stumbled on our next potential home in the cosmos. Space has amazed and confounded the best minds in history as we search…
Space has been thrust back into the public’s eye in recent months. The world has been enamored by the recent Artemis II mission that saw humans…
A meteorite recently crashed into a Houston home. We have learnt that some meteorites reach our planet’s surface, mostly breaking apart from their original size as…
In a tiny, faint dwarf galaxy 150,000 light-years away, astronomers have found a star containing just 1/40,000th of the iron in our sun — the lowest…
How the universe expands is becoming easier to understand. Recent findings made by the Hubble and James Webb Telescopes have left millions in awe. However, astronomers…
Astronomers have detected a massive space structure as large as 470 million Earths. Our ability to study space has become a focal point in our evolution…
We are finally returning to the moon after decades of waiting. The Artemis missions have become a major point of focus for the world as we…
From the International Space Station, it looks unmistakably like a scar left by a meteorite: a series of concentric rocky rings, their walls casting deep shadows…
Life in the cosmos may not be so mysterious for much longer. Finding evidence of life out there in the inky darkness of space has kept…
The Moon is NASA’s next major destination to get back to. The surface of our closest celestial partner has amazed and mystified us for generations. With…
The mysteries of the universe have been making their way to Earth in recent years. Astronauts have a challenging job to begin with, but when a…
The universe is as scared as the Earth or Moon. Since the launch of the Hubble and James Webb Telescopes, we have unearthed many new discoveries…
NASA has found a lava world that is straight out of a sci-fi movie. The iconic space exploration agency has played a vital role in developing…
It sounded like something had exploded. A loud bang, sudden and sharp, followed by a strange silence that didn’t quite feel normal. At first, it could…
We are discovering new celestial objects at a rapid pace. The extraordinary is becoming that much easier to understand, thanks in no small part to astronomers…
Even black holes are subjected to the rules of space and time. Our most significant understanding of how black holes behave and what makes them tick…
The dream of reaching Mars has become a possibility in recent times. Our collective advancement of space technology and the jet propulsion systems we use to…
Astronomers are making remarkable findings in deep space. The launch of the James Webb Telescope was seen as a landmark achievement for us as a species.…
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…
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