Which is the most common type of planet in the galaxy? Scientists reveal ‘super-Earths’ |
According to Kepler observations, the most abundant kind of planets in the Milky Way is the super-Earths. These…
Artemis II astronauts welcome a 5-year-old space fan to the team
Jack already had the outfit. When NASA’s Artemis II crew lifted off last month, the 5-year-old aspiring astronaut…
Astronauts who spent 10 days in space reveal ‘weird’ experience as they approached dark side of the Moon
Artemis II astronauts, who have recently returned from a 10-day space mission, have revealed the ‘weird’ experience they…
NASA Fires Up Futuristic Plasma Thruster Designed to Take Us to Mars
Covering the well over 100 million miles to Mars is no easy feat. Even in the best case…
A ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth in 2029 — and It Has an Alarming Nickname
NEED TO KNOW An asteroid, eerily named Apophis, will pass closer to Earth than many satellites in geosynchronous…
Estel Blay Carreras, the scientist who will lead an Arctic expedition simulating a mission to Mars | EPS
Estel Blay Carreras, 39, has dreamed of becoming an astronaut since childhood. More than half of girls who…
Hubble Captures Spiral Galaxy Packed with Brilliant Star Clusters: NGC 3137
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured this vivid image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3137,…
NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test
NASA engineers recently tested a next-generation electric propulsion system that could one day power a crewed mission to…
Astrobotic Uses Patented Metal 3D Printing Technology to Break Rotating Detonation Engine Records
Pittsburgh-based space robotics and lunar logistics company Astrobotic has completed a hot fire campaign for its Chakram rotating…
New debate over Pluto: Is the dwarf set to become a planet again?
At a recent Senate hearing on NASA’s 2027 budget request, NASA’s Administrator Jared Isaacman made a comment that…
Two rovers, two sides of Mars. See NASA’s side-by-side comparison
NASA has two car-sized vehicles on the ground exploring areas of Mars’s surface that are billions of years…
The U.S. Could Lose the Space Race to China
Artemis II ventured farther into space than any manned craft had gone before. Human eyes saw the far…