For the First Time, Astronomers Discover Dry Ice in Dying Star Nebula
For the first time, astronomers have discovered dry ice (carbon dioxide ice) in a planetary nebula, shedding new…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Cracks Open Martian Rock, and Makes an Unbelievable Discovery
NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovered a remarkable surprise on Mars that could reshape our understanding of the planet’s geological…
Scientists Just Found a Black Rock on Mars Packed With Ancient Water
A massive rock from Mars, known as Black Beauty, has yielded new insights into the planet’s history. Scientists…
The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually…
Are there insects and reptiles on Mars? What the research actually says |
In today’s world, questions about the existence of more complex life forms on Mars have become more prominent…
A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It…
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters – NASA Science
For most of the year, ice blankets the waterways of the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago. But during the…
‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet | Astronomy
Astronomers have identified a planet composed of molten lava, suggesting the existence of an entirely new category of…
This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth
The reusable rocket has transformed the space industry in the last decade, and a new startup led by…
Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a new exoplanet discovered in observations from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).…
The Sun’s Great Escape – Universe Today
Our Sun is a middle aged, average star sitting in an unremarkable corner of the Milky Way. It…
Reading Europa’s Fingerprints – Universe Today
Europa is not supposed to look the way it does. Jupiter’s icy moon is scarred by a chaotic…