Is research funding now a lottery? Elite funder ERC swamped by applications

Nature - A marked rise in submissions for the European Research Council’s grants is pushing down success rates.

This weird particle may have come from a black hole exploding in another dimension

An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought

A lack of rockets is creating a crisis for space technology companies | New Scientist

SpaceX’s changing priorities, the war in Ukraine and a lack of competitors are all causing a launch crisis that might last years

Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First (Gift Article)

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system.

Time Travel May Not Break Reality, Experiments Suggest. It May Reveal That All of Reality Exists...

Could that mean time travel is technically possible?

Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts

Nature - The European Union is easing its reliance on US space infrastructure — and seeking to grow its satellite and launch operations.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe

Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA’s soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory

This company’s plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many

Reflect Orbital’s giant beams will shine as bright as 10,000 full moons and scatter light over tens of kilometers.

Mission to save NASA telescope back on track after loss of control | New Scientist

Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft might still be able to save NASA’s ailing Swift telescope from doom, despite a significant mishap

Inside the space data race

SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites the new space race

SpaceX’s IPO—the largest in history—has out-of-this-world implications for AI, space commerce and extraterrestrial exploration

Why Silicon Valley is betting big on data centres in space | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Space data centres could be a new frontier for humanity, but can the promise live up to the hype?

Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history | New Scientist

The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming into view, revealing hints of a surprising past – and the origin of Saturn's...

Did we just see a primordial black hole at the Milky Way’s edge?

A blip of light in the outer reaches of the Milky Way might be a bizarre black hole born at the beginning of time itself—and the long-sought solution to the mystery of dark matter. Astronomers are...