Space
This Week in Planetary Science: Unexpected Findings from Mars and the Moon
Three different robotic explorers made planetary news last week....
The Uncertain History of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot appears on nearly all images...
Newly Discovered Moon Cave Could Host Future Colony
Location, location, location. Countries and space agencies worldwide are...
Ham the Astrochimp: Unwilling Simian Pioneer in the Space Race
The original Mercury space capsule had no window, a...
‘This Will Change the World’: Starlink for Backpackers Debuts
BY WILL BRENDZA
Starlink released its latest, smallest, and most...
Plate Tectonics Makes Earth — and Intelligent Life? — Unique
So far, our long search for signs of extraterrestrial...
Jaw, Meet Floor. This Year’s ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ Finalists Are Out of This World
Every year, the Royal Museums Greenwich conducts its Astronomy...
‘Extremotolerant’ Moss Could Grow on Mars
Scientists have discovered a species of moss that lives...
China Just Retrieved Rocks from the Dark Side of the Moon. What Does This Mean for Science?
On Tuesday, a strange bell-shaped casket floated gently down...
Gigantic, Deadly Asteroid Will Zip Past Earth Soon: Watch Live
If 2011 UL21, a mountain-sized object hurtling through space...
Space Mission Seeks Alien Life on Tiny Moon of Saturn by 2050
The European Space Agency (ESA) is determined to land...
Spectacular New Photos of Io, Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon
Researchers have released jaw-dropping new photos of Jupiter’s moon,...
China’s Moon Probe Is On Its Way Back From The Far Side, With First Samples
Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 probe landed on...
Homeless Mr. Spock: Real-Life Planet Vulcan Doesn’t Exist After All
Planet Vulcan was the famous homeworld of the humanoid...
Students Find Oldest Stars in the Universe
Undergrads from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have...
NASA is Building Floating Train Tracks to Use on the Moon
It sounds like sci-fi, but NASA hopes to build...
Plunge Into a Black Hole in NASA’s State-of-the-Art Simulation
Ever since we’ve known they exist, humans have wondered...
‘Wheel of Death’ Would Let Astronauts Stay Healthy
The low gravity and increased radiation of space can...
Super-Bacteria Found on the International Space Station
The International Space Station seems like the least likely...
