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7 Machine Learning Trends to Watch in 2026

A couple of years ago, most machine learning systems sat quietly behind dashboards.

A rare 'triple-double' radio galaxy discovered using Me...

Astronomers have discovered an exceptionally rare radio galaxy that has three di...

New Henrietta spectrograph to probe alien atmospheres

Finding life beyond our solar system goes beyond measuring an exoplanet's size, ...

Earth formed from material exclusively from the inner s...

Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth come...

Measuring titanium in Apollo rock to uncover moon's ear...

Earth and the moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar ...

Scientists harness plasma clumps trapped in stellar mag...

How does a star affect the makeup of its planets? And what does this mean for th...

Hera aces a massive engine burn on its way to Didymos

In September 2022, humanity crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid—on purpose. Th...

How plants could betray themselves across the galaxy

Here's a thought experiment. Imagine looking at Earth from a distant star system...

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s, Ho...

The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning ...

Image: NISAR's View of Mount Rainier

This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows...

Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for NASA's Art...

The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are...

Spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on peopl...

The central premise of the blockbuster film "Project Hail Mary" is a long-shot m...

Mars-like worlds near M-dwarfs may lose air in millions...

The criteria for finding an Earth-like planet unofficially comes down to two thi...

How the solar wind really works

The sun, our nearest star, never stops breathing. Every second of every day, it ...

Legged robot could accelerate resource prospecting on t...

Planetary surface missions currently operate cautiously. On Mars, communication ...

NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch t...

NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 ye...