Space

A new study reveals why the moon has a (very thin) atmosphere

University of Chicago, MIT scientists make new breakthrough in decades-long puzzle

XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays

Data to reveal flows of matter and energy close to black holes, elemental makeup of the universe

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator

Argonne, UChicago scientists among the first to study asteroid fragments from Hayabusa2 spacecraft

New telescope reveals most detailed images of sun’s surface

Inouye Solar Telescope to play critical role in better understanding sun, space weather