Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Our Milky Way galaxy’s spiral disk is about 100,000 light-years wide, but star formation doesn’t occur across that entire span. | Credit: A. Ghizzi...

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he’s fighting for Pluto: ‘I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again’

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to...

These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: ‘We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence’

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Former NASA astronauts have banded together as part of a new organization called Astronauts for America. . | Credit: NASAA group of former NASA astronauts are banding...

Artemis 3 SLS rocket’s core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency’s Artemis 3 SLS core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf...

Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater after splashdown on April 10, 2026. | Credit: U.S. NavyThe Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the...

Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain

by News Feed Editor | Apr 28, 2026 | Science

Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, progress has been slow, in large part due to...