NASA Finds Earth Microbes Could Hide in the Moon’s Deep Shadows
Shadows near the Moon’s south pole may create temporary refuges where microbes carried by astronauts can withstand otherwise…
NASA Is Building “Air Traffic Control” for the Moon
At nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, the moon is getting its first spaceport, Gateway — and engineers developed…
This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed
Artist’s impression of the CosmoCube satellite. Credit: Surrey Space Technology Ltd A suitcase-sized satellite could use the Moon’s…
NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most…
Dark stars may have left gravitational-wave echoes across the universe
image: ©Just_Super | iStock A study by researchers at Colgate University suggests that the background of low-frequency gravitational…
Japan aims for Mars’ moons to unlock clues to origins of the Solar System
TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER: Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…
Huge space radars to track tiny objects could be assembled by robots
Space is becoming increasingly crowded, and tracking the objects orbiting Earth is becoming a harder engineering problem. NASA…
How To See the 2026 Perseid Meteor Shower From the UAE and Middle East Tonight
The Perseid meteor shower will streak across the skies above the Middle East and North Africa overnight on…
Interstellar Travel May Soon Be Within Reach
The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of…
Nasa’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
a new visualisation of Earth looks nothing like the Blue Marble seen from space. Nasa has released a…
European Designer Proposes 3D Printing A Moon Temple On Astronaut Base
The Moon Temple, designed by Jorge Mañes Rubio as a centerpiece for Moon Base Alpha, would be a…
Super-Speed AI Helps Astronomers Find Cosmic Trove Of New Exoplanets
Seven Earth doppelgängers circle the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one of the most astonishing exosolar systems discovered so…