New research from Florida International University challenges previous thinking on how galaxies "die." 

Solar storms may affect weather on Mars when they strike at the same time as major Martian dust storms, a new study has suggested for the first time. Researchers found evidence of rising temperatures in the Red Planet's lower atmosphere when the two events coincided with each other – hinting that Mars may have a more complex atmospheric environment and weather system than previously thought. The findings are being presented this week at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Birmingham.

The National Initiative for RNA Biology and its Applications (NIRBA) officially opened its new Hub at the National University of Singapore (NUS) today, marking a significant milestone in Singapore’s efforts to strengthen its capabilities in RNA science and accelerate the translation of research into healthcare, economic and societal impact.

The opening ceremony was officiated by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF), and attended by leaders from academia, research institutions, industry and government agencies. Serving as the focal point of NIRBA’s hub-and-spoke model, the Hub will unite researchers, clinicians, technology platforms and industry partners to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerate innovation in RNA science.

- A research team led by professor Ian Oakley from the School of Electrical Engineering at KAIST has developed an XR comics platform that enables creators and readers to participate in creating and experiencing comics, and presented the world’s first set of core design principles for XR comics.

- Eye tracking prevents spoilers, while haptic feedback conveys sensations such as a character’s heartbeat, creating immersive comic experiences embedded in physical space

- The research was presented at ACM DIS 2026, a leading international conference in human-computer interaction and design, demonstrating the potential of comic platforms beyond smartphone screens

A new study led by astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin proposes a theory that could solve two astronomical riddles at once. That is, the nature of Little Red Dots and the origin of globular clusters. Rather than representing distinct objects, the study suggests that one may instead be the ancestor of the other: that Little Red Dots are, in fact, an early form of globular clusters.

Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in deep space. MAGIC (MAGnetometer from Imperial College) is part of the European Space Agency's Heliospheric Pioneer for Solar and Interplanetary Threats Defence (HENON) CubeSat mission, which is scheduled for launch in early 2027. By measuring the Sun's magnetic field much farther upstream than current real-time space weather monitors, the mission aims to extend advance warning of severe solar storms from just tens of minutes to several hours. The research is being presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting this week in Birmingham by Jonathan Eastwood, Professor of Space Physics in the Department of Physics (Blackett Laboratory) at Imperial College London.

Scientists have developed a new way to predict the strength of the Sun's next activity cycle up to seven years before it reaches its peak.

The new method uses the number of sunspots at a newly-identified 'switch-off' point in the solar cycle, when the Sun's most extreme space weather suddenly comes to an end. Using this approach, researchers have made an early prediction for the strength of Solar Cycle 26.

A very early prediction shows a moderate Cycle 26 with a sunspot number of around 100-120, similar to or weaker than the current Cycle 25. However, exact predictions won't be possible for another two years, and a weaker or stronger cycle are both still theoretically possible.

The research is being presented this week at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Birmingham.

Earth scientists are slowly closing in on the class of impactor that caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event — new research indicates it wasn’t a garden-variety space rock.

An accelerator of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy has been identified; it could help scientists better understand the nature of these fast-moving particles that fill the space between stars.