Space & Physics

A nuclear explosion in space would cause stunning auroras—and wreak havoc on satellites and space stations.

China wants to build a next-generation particle collider that would be cheaper and more powerful than Europe’s planned successor to the Large Hadron Collider

Sweltering heat in Greece, ozone-damaging chemicals on the decline and an investigation of what space does to our body are all in this week’s news roundup.

Breakdancing will hit the global stage at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, and this physicist is excited to break down the science

NASA’s venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal science operations with all four functioning instruments for the first time in more than six months

The latest images from Euclid, a European mission studying dark matter and dark energy, are spectacularly beautiful—and scientifically promising

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed an unusually large and highly luminous galaxy at a record-breaking 290 million years after the big bang

Russia may be planning to put a nuclear weapon in orbit. We have known since the 1960s why that is a bad idea

Japan’s LignoSat will test wood’s resilience in space and could lead to a new era of more sustainable, less polluting satellites

We should—and must—take careful measure of what we name cosmic objects and the terms we use throughout science

A space technology company CEO explains how growing competition in the commercial space industry may help boost climate science

The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone’s camera