Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Took 100,000th Image of Red Planet
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona In 2005, NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) from Cape Canaveral. Its mission…
After a crippled seven-year journey Japan’s Hayabusa probe limped home in 2010 and burned up in the sky over Australia, but not before releasing the first asteroid samples ever returned to Earth.
Japan’s Hayabusa probe returned to Earth on 13 June 2010, breaking apart in a bright streak over the…
MoonFall: NASA’s Lunar Drone Mission
MoonFall is part of the initial phase of NASA’s Moon Base initiative: a rapid series of robotic missions…
Nasa outlines Artemis missions to build long-term lunar base by 2032
Beijing aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030 and continues to make steady progress, according…
US Homes Shake as Meteor Explodes With Force of 300 Tons of TNT : ScienceAlert
A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms…
Scientists Spot What Appears to Be a Ring-Shaped “Planet Factory” Deep Out in Space
Astronomers have spotted a “planet factory” in space that could explain the origins of bizarre meteorites scattered across…
Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate
A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for…
JWST Finds Methane Atmosphere on Temperate Exoplanet
It’s 2165, and methane is in high demand, especially after the Titan Treaty of 2145 made it illegal…
NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane…
The Sun is not standing still. It is carrying the entire Solar System around the centre of the Milky Way, and one lap takes roughly 230 million years. The last time we were this far around the galaxy, Earth was in the Triassic Period and the very first dinosaurs were only just beginning to walk.
The Sun is not fixed in space. It carries the entire Solar System around the centre of the…
Elon Musk strikes down reports on SpaceX IPO rumors
Elon Musk has firmly denied recent media reports suggesting that SpaceX has reduced its target valuation for an…
Scientists Spot What Appears to Be a Ring-Shaped “Planet Factory” Deep Out in Space
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