The Europa Clipper Mission Tests it Radar Instrument at Mars
On October 14th, 2024, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission began its long journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. On…
New Simons Collaboration Explores Black Holes and Strong Gravity
Black holes are some of the most extreme places in the universe. The gravitational pull of these objects…
Niger investigating $5 million sale of largest Mars rock
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite…
Planets without water could still produce certain liquids, a new study finds
Ionic liquids formed by reacting nitrogen-containing organics with sulfuric acid show high viscosity, diverse colors, and textures. Credit:…
James Webb telescope reveals ‘Sleeping Beauty’ galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren’t supposed to exist
This story was provided by Live Science, a sister site of Space.com. Astronomers have discovered over a dozen…
NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions
NASA is accepting U.S. submissions for the second phase of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, a Moon-focused recycling competition.…
Scientists Design Huge Spacecraft That Could Carry 2,400 Colonists to Alpha Centauri
A team of engineers has come up with designs of a 36-mile spacecraft, dubbed Chrysalis, designed to carry…
Meteorite Crashes Into Georgia Home, Turns Out to Be 20 Million Years Older Than Earth
On a clear June day in Georgia, a blazing fireball suddenly fell out of the sky over the…
Mars Looks Strangely Familiar in Stunning New Panorama : ScienceAlert
With just a splash of color, the red planet’s horizons can look remarkably like our own – blue…
Lucy Could Visit An Additional Sub-km Asteroid With A Course Correction
Lucy is already well on its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope gets its ‘extremely strong sunblock’ installed
In a major step forward for one of NASA’s most anticipated space observatories, engineers at the Goddard Space…