NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is a geoscientist whose work has stretched from Earth all the way to Mars. Currently assigned to fly to space for the first time in 2022 with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission t… [+8081 chars]
The number of sunspots on our sun typically ebbs and flows in a predictable 11-year cycle, but one unusual 70-year period when sunspots were incredibly rare has mystified scientists for 300 years. No… [+7110 chars]
If you've ever choked on a big mouthful of food, you might have some insight into the challenges of feasting and breathing simultaneously. Key points: <ul><li>Researchers used X-ray, videography, a… [+6079 chars]
For years, scientists have pondered how quickly sound travels in the atmospheric conditions of Mars. The answer has finally been uncovered thanks to the handy work of NASA probe Perseverance. The ex… [+383 chars]
A nitrogen doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of the precious metals currently used, Cornell University researchers h… [+3411 chars]
It looks like fireflies flickering in the darkness. Slowly, more and more amass, lighting up the screen in large chunks and clusters. But this is not a video about insects. It's a simulation of the … [+5095 chars]
Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos (left) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Axel Springer <ul><li>NASA announced it is looking for a second company to help put boots on the moon. </li><li>Bl… [+3598 chars]
The mysteries of space are offering up a new phenomenon to the list ... astronomers have documented something called 'odd radio circles' ... and there's lots of head-scratching going on. These ORCs … [+1310 chars]
A new study by Jonathan Katz of Washington University in St. Louis suggests that a recently discovered periodic radio transient source, designated GLEAM-X J162759.5523504.3, may be a rare white dwarf… [+3728 chars]
NASA has shared some stunning images of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the launchpad. The images, tweeted on Thursday, March 24, show the rocket — topped with the new Orion … [+1716 chars]
In 2020, NASA disclosed that its tapping Nokia to build the first cellular communications network on the Moon. The aim: Reliable, resilient and high-capacity communications networks will be key to … [+4826 chars]
A much beloved comet flew a little too close to the Sun and appears to have disintegrated during its closest approach an apt metaphor, and appropriate end, for the space snowball. The comet, dubbed … [+2821 chars]
