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In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space.

Physicists are building neural networks out of vibrations, voltages and lasers, arguing that the future of computing lies in exploiting the universe’s complex physical behaviors.

First, stop refusing to look.

Astronomers have spotted runaway black holes screaming through space, leaving trails of stars in in their wake.

We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector."

It's only possible because of the incredibly talented workforce we have."

Why Astronauts Quarantine Before—But Not After—Space Missions: Post-flight isolation ended decades ago.

Our view of the world, the Universe, and ourselves can change with just one glimpse of what's out there. It's happened many times before.

Sign up for Big Think Books A dedicated space for exploring the books and ideas that shape our world. Excerpted from The Saucerian: UFOs, Men in Black, and the Unbelievable Life of Gray Barker by…

To understand what makes space exploration worthwhile, we need to look beyond rigid cost–benefit analysis.

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. It might seem hard to fathom, but it hasn’t even been ten full years…

Earlier this year, the White House proposed a nearly 24% cut to NASA's 2026 fiscal year budget — the largest in the agency's history. The trims are largely aimed at the NASA's fundamental science research and would halt science that has already been partially paid for, like the Mars sample return and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Many scientists and policy experts are also worried that the reduced funding would cause a scientific brain drain. But within the last month, Congress has started to discuss appropriations packages that may not severely contract the budget after all. So, in this episode, Regina reports on the important hypotheticals: What programs might be affected? Are these cuts likely to happen? If so, when? Want to hear more stories about space and policy? Let us know at [email protected] to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image.

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. It was 13.8 billion years ago that our Universe, as we know it,…

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Back in 2021, before the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was…

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all Everywhere you look these days, you’re likely to hear declarations…

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all Out there in the Universe, our cosmic inventory is divided up into…

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all In a year where science stories seemed to be dominated by rocket…

How a ‘dark energy’ experiment could upend Einstein's theory of the universe.

Reaction to White House proposals to cut funding for Nasa and a future asteroid fly past