Asteroid Fragment Reveals a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth
The asteroid Ryugu is an echo from the deep, distant past. Two tiny grains of the rock, delivered…
Tech From NASA’s Hurricane-hunting TROPICS Flies on Commercial Satellites
NASA science and American industry have worked hand-in-hand for more than 60 years, transforming novel technologies created with…
Dirty laundry in space: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts
Astronauts have to get used to many things in space, including that they cannot wash their dirty clothes.…
Humans could finally have found a way to defy Earth’s gravity
Gravity is a key component to human life on Earth – but can this powerful force be defied?…
James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon-Rich Planet Nursery
In a cosmic twist worthy of a sci-fi plot, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to…
Patagonia Glacier retreat, Chile – NASA Science
Patagonia, Chile. Left: September 18, 1986. Right: August 5, 2002. The 1986 image shows the region prior to…
Scientists discover chemical ‘missing link’ that might explain origins of life on Earth
Scientists may have discovered a reaction that provides the “missing link” to help explain how early life formed…
China’s Tiangong beats ISS in heated space research race
China’s Tiangong space station has set a new record in space-based materials research after a tungsten alloy was…
Trippy Image From Deep Space Shows Earth and Moon From 180 Million Miles Away
The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well…
NASA’s New Boss Wants to Abandon Earth
NASA’s new acting boss, Sean Duffy, yet another Trump administration official who was ripped straight from TV and…
The Mysterious Origins of the Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Detected
In February 2023, a cosmic particle detector housed deep in the Mediterranean Sea recorded the arrival of a…
Scientists amazed to discover an ‘interstellar tunnel’ that connects our solar system to other stars
Space might seem like an empty, featureless void, but new research has shown that this is far from…