Trump puts NASA on pause as Musk’s DOGE prepares to slash costs
The multibillion-dollar overspend by the ‘Artemis’ lunar program puts it in the crosshairs of the government efficiency agency, which is out to cut staffing and expenses
NASA demands SpaceX change its spacecraft to speed up return of astronauts marooned in space
A used Dragon capsule, rather than a new one, will allow the crew that will replace Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to reach the International Space Station starting March 12
Art collides with science in Los Angeles
Having become one of the great cultural events in California, PST ART advocates dialogue between both disciplines with an ecological message that resonates in a landscape scorched by fires
Space agencies raise risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth
The probability of a 2032 collision with the 50-meter asteroid has risen to 1.9%. However, ongoing calculations in the coming days and weeks may cause this estimate to fluctuate
A meteorite carved two valleys as deep as the Grand Canyon on the Moon in just 10 minutes
The gigantic cataclysm, which released energy 130 times more powerful than the detonation of the entire world’s atomic arsenal, will facilitate the research of astronauts scheduled for a lunar landing within two years
Mysterious song from outer space discovered
Chorus waves, which affect the safety of astronauts and satellites, have been found in a place where their existence was thought impossible
Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service: ‘It’s likely that 2024 was the hottest of the last 100,000 years’
Italian climatologist Carlo Buontempo regrets that society has not been able to take advantage of the abundant scientific information available on the planet’s climate imbalance
Climate crisis breaks records in 2024: ‘The future is in our hands’
Last year was the warmest on record and the first time the average temperature surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold above pre-industrial levels
NASA executive Leslie Livesay: ‘We’re getting closer to being able to answer if there is life beyond Earth’
The US space agency is finalizing the launch of a new telescope to explore planets beyond the Solar System
How not to die in space: A day in astronaut Sara García’s training
The Spanish scientist has begun her relentless training to become an extraterrestrial being. EL PAÍS accompanies her for a day in her new life
Why Vega is the most important star in the sky after the Sun
It is the brightest point in a constellation first described 2,000 years ago and was the first distant star captured in a photo by scientists in the 19th century
‘Parker Solar,’ the fastest spacecraft in history, will come within 3.8 million miles of the Sun
NASA’s probe will enter the star’s atmosphere on Christmas Eve, making the closest pass ever of the Sun’s surface, to try to unravel the mystery of why it is so much hotter than its surface
The richest men in the galaxy want to bring capitalism to space
Science fiction authors like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein have inspired figures such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, who, adopting the persona of strongmen, fantasize about saving humanity
Following in the footsteps of a centaur: Scientists capture Chiron, a never-before-seen mix of comet and asteroid
A study with the James Webb Space Telescope led by astronomer Noemí Pinilla-Alonso clarifies the characteristics of the mysterious objects that arrive from beyond Neptune
New research suggests the Moon may have formed very shortly after the Earth
A group of experts claims that a geological event has confused the age of the satellite, which could be up to 180 million years older than previously thought
“My wife will sue anyone who falsely refers to ‘Y.M.C.A.’ as a gay anthem”: How a Village People classic ended up in the hands of the far right
The group’s biggest hit from 1978 has come back to the forefront due to its unexpected use at Donald Trump’s political rallies and the reaction of its controversial co-writer to those who claim it as an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community
Jared Isaacman, Elon Musk’s man at the head of NASA: Is the Martian revolution coming?
Everything indicates the appointment will benefit SpaceX and that the project of taking humans to Mars will receive a notable boost
First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could come before 2030
It is expected to take place in August and will further accelerate the growing reduction of the sea ice, according to a study that does not rule out a stay if emissions are reduced
Mutant superbugs pose a threat to human life in space
Research aboard the International Space Station reveals that some microorganisms become more aggressive and dangerous beyond Earth
A chain of Mars exploration catastrophes: When NASA confused the metric with the imperial system
In this excerpt from his book, journalist Rafael Clemente recounts the amazing history of space exploration
NASA chief scientist Nicola Fox: ‘It’s hard to believe there isn’t life somewhere else in the universe’
The physicist and engineer, who has some 100 missions under her charge, explains the United States’ strategy to answer the most important question in space exploration: Are we alone?
‘Europa Clipper’: NASA launches largest interplanetary spacecraft to search for traces of life on Jupiter’s moon
A vast ocean hidden beneath the ice on Europa is one of the most likely places to find organisms beyond Earth
Black holes are killing our universe
All galaxies, and the Milky Way is no exception, are dying: They no longer form stars as before, and will end up completely extinguished
‘Hera’, the first European planetary defense mission, launches successfully
The probe, an ESA project, will study the consequences of a deliberate impact by a NASA spacecraft against an asteroid in order to alter its trajectory
Spy plane observes how storms produce radioactive clouds and antimatter
Two new studies shed light on the mystery of how lightning is triggered in thunderstorms
Earth is welcoming a temporary mini moon
A truck-sized rock, named 2024 PT5, will fall into Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, and return in 2055
Billionaire Jared Isaacman makes history with first ever private spacewalk: ‘From here Earth sure looks like a perfect world’
The tech magnate and Sarah Gillis have become the first commercial astronauts to complete the difficult feat, which was one of the main aims of the ‘Polaris Dawn’ mission