NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Possible Meteorite on Mars for First Time in 5 Years
NASA’s Perseverance rover has likely spotted its first meteorite on Mars, more than four years after landing in…
Modeling the Fight Between Charged Lunar Dust and Spacecraft Coatings
Understanding how exactly lunar dust sticks to surfaces is going to be important once we start having a…
China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronauts stranded on space station
BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a…
Uranus’s Small Moons Are Dark, Red, and Water-Poor
The solar system’s oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too. The first infrared spectra of Uranus’s small…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Evidence of Long-Lasting Habitability on Mars
For years, scientists have debated how long Mars could have supported life. While it’s been well-established that the…
Chinese Space Station Achieves First-Ever Oxygen and Rocket Fuel Production Using Artificial Photosynthesis
When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one massive logistical question looms: how do we keep…
Astronomers Find Rare Planetary Architecture in TOI-1422 System
Astronomers have uncovered a unique exoplanet system, revealing a surprising and rare pattern among its planets. The discovery,…
Our Solar System Is Moving Faster Than It’s Supposed To, Study Suggests
It may not feel like it, but everything in the universe is in constant motion. Our Sun, with…
These New Moon Rovers Are Using Lasers and Cameras to Uncover Water Ice on the Moon!
In an innovative simulation, two rovers from DLR (the German space agency) have been tasked with finding a…
CHAPEA Crew Begins Stay Inside NASA’s Mars Habitat for Second Mission
A crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on…
A Physicist Ran the Numbers on What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. A tiny black hole zipping through your body sounds like the kind of death dreamed…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Be Headed For A Close Encounter Before It Heads Towards Gemini
A new pre-print paper suggests that our latest interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, may be headed for one final…