The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.

NASA funds new tech for upcoming 'Super Hubble' to search for alien life: 'We intend to move with urgency'

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave as it moves through space,

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but research shows they don’t act on the brain’s attention circuitry as had long been assumed. Instead, the medications primarily target the brain’s reward and wakefulness centers, according to a new study published in the journal Cell. The research, which used brain imaging data from almost 5,800 children ages 8 to 11, also pointed toward the important role that lack of sleep

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

This year's flu season is shaping up to be particularly brutal. Here's what to know this week, including cases taking a downturn.

Is relief in sight? Flu season still brutal but cases are declining.

It will be the first-ever medical evacuation of astronauts from the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts to return from space early due to an 'unexpected medical issue.' What happened — and when are they coming home?

Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.

Space station changes command, setting stage for Crew 11 departure

Astronauts’ brains can change shape and shift positions in space, according to a study with implications for NASA as it plans for missions to the moon and Mars.

Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds

The project, launched by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), aims to trace the origin of thousands of ceramic vessels even when the kilns where they were fired have long vanished. A new Israeli research initiative is using cutting-edge scientific methods to solve one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries: where ancient pottery was made.

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.

Birds at a college changed beak shapes during the pandemic. It might be a case of rapid evolution

The findings from Pandora will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope to give astronomers more insight into stars and planets outside our solar system.

NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them

Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.

'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space

You can watch India launch 16 payloads, including an advanced military satellite, to space tonight (Jan. 11). It will be the first liftoff of a PSLV rocket since a May 2025 failure.

Watch India launch advanced military satellite on rocket's 1st flight since May 2025 failure

Liftoff is scheduled for 8:19 a.m. ET on Sunday (Jan. 11).

Watch SpaceX launch NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying satellite on Jan. 11

On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 192 — Space, 2026!

The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)

Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth.

Astronaut on ISS captures spectacular orbital video of zodiacal light, auroras and the Pleiades

Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs deteriorate as they age? The broad strokes have been well-known - the ticking of a woman’s biological clock increases risk of miscarriage and infertility, often caused by eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, the structures that carry DNA.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Researchers who presented

Scientists find new clues to why female fertility declines with age

The medical evacuation of SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts from the International Space Station shouldn't interfere with Artemis 2's launch to the moon, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says.

ISS astronaut evacuation shouldn't interfere with upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission, NASA chief says

Though jellyfish don't have brains, they react to light and when presented with food, scientists found.

We may have one thing in common with jellyfish, new research finds

Scientists say all signs indicate the so-called "megaberg" could be just days or weeks from totally disintegrating.

Iconic iceberg turns blue, on verge of totally disintegrating, NASA says

A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station was scrapped because of what NASA called a "medical concern" with an unidentified crew member.

NASA will bring space station crew home early after medical issue

NASA said Thursday that it will bring four astronauts aboard the International Space Station back to Earth more than a month earlier than planned

NASA to bring astronauts home from space station early due to a medical issue

In the latest study, they discovered that the pups can also understand new names by eavesdropping.  Ten gifted dogs — including a Border collie named Basket and a Labrador named Augie — watched their owners hold a new toy and talk to another person about it.  Then the pups were told to go to another room and retrieve that specific toy from a pile of many others.

Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way.

Some super-smart dogs can pick up new words just by eavesdropping

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

New ‘Cloud-9’ object could reveal the secrets of dark matter

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.  NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue.  The space agency did not identify the astronaut or the medical issue, citing patient privacy.

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.

Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike anything I'd seen before.

I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a mysterious human ancestor.

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are first from little-understood period of human evolution

The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."

This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026

Bad news for those hoping interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft as technosignature search turns up empty.

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