Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei squeezes in time to unwind with a book. Vande Hei made it into record books on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, breaking the record for t… [+5648 chars]
Illustration of an asteroid striking the Earth’s atmosphere. Asteroid 2022 EB5 was too small to pose a hazard to Earth, but its discovery marks the fifth time that any asteroid has been observed bef… [+4611 chars]
What we thought were three confirmed exoplanets have just been knocked off their perch and a fourth one is under serious doubt. According to a new analysis using revised characteristics, the objects… [+4724 chars]
A new study based on NASA and ESA satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice is thinning at a "frightening rate." Measuring the ice via satellites each month from 2018 to 2021, polar scientists Sahra … [+2595 chars]
A slow-moving central section of the 800-mile San Andreas Fault line in California could play host to much larger earthquakes than previously thought, according to a new study. Situated between Park… [+12360 chars]
A slow-moving central section of the 800-mile San Andreas Fault line in California could play host to much larger earthquakes than previously thought, according to a new study. Situated between Park… [+12360 chars]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first 'in focus' image of a single star, and it is so good it could allow the observatory to exceed its science goals. This would allow for much more … [+9783 chars]
NASA has extended the mission of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter and given it the task of assisting the Perseverance rover, thanks to past and future software updates. Ingenuity arrived on Mars in Feb… [+2248 chars]
Scientists have created a piece of fabric that can hear. It is able to turn a shirt, for instance, into something like a microphone: converting sound into vibrations and electrical signals so they c… [+2621 chars]
An artists impression of an asteroid approaching Earth. (Image credit: Shutterstock) An asteroid as big as a refrigerator recently smashed into Earth 's atmosphere just hours after it was first d… [+3769 chars]
