Scientists explore hibernation for Mars travel, sugar discovered in space, and China emerges as major space competitor while dark sky concerns grow

Researchers are studying animal hibernation biology to enable long-duration deep-space missions to Mars, potentially reducing the harmful health effects of extended weightlessness and radiation exposure during interplanetary travel.

Astronomers have detected a sugar molecule in interstellar space for the first time, providing crucial evidence about the chemical building blocks that may have contributed to life's emergence on Earth.

China has solidified its position as the United States' primary competitor in the space race, progressing from a space novice to a major contender for solar system supremacy with successful rocket launches.

The FCC has approved a test of an experimental space mirror that would reflect solar rays to illuminate a three-mile-wide patch of Earth's night side, raising concerns among dark sky advocates about light pollution.

A young crescent moon will meet Venus in evening twilight on Friday, creating one of the month's most visually striking astronomical alignments for naked-eye observation.

West Texas residents are voicing concerns that the Trump administration's border wall construction plans could threaten the region's renowned dark skies and astronomical observation capabilities.

Physicists claim to have resolved the decades-old 'reverse sprinkler' problem that perplexed physicist Richard Feynman through careful experimental analysis of submerged water dynamics.

Scientists warn that private collectors acquiring rare dinosaur fossils at auction houses like Sotheby's are hampering paleontological research by removing specimens from the scientific community.

SpaceX is preparing for Starship's 13th test flight later this week, continuing the development of the massive vehicle designed for lunar and Mars missions.