An international collaboration of astronomers has created the most detailed simulation yet of the early stages of the universe. The simulation can be seen in the video below, showing the first light … [+2511 chars]
Major crashes between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of similar crashes give clues about how frequently these events occur around other stars. Most of the rocky planets and satel… [+5560 chars]
SKY GUIDE: This map represents the night sky as it appears over Maine during April. The stars are shown as they appear at 10:30 p.m. early in the month, at 9:30 p.m. at midmonth, and at 8:30 p.m. at … [+7553 chars]
Skip to content It's launching a device that pulls oxygen from lunar regolith. This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories li… [+4942 chars]
There is no place like Earth, but there may have been billions of years ago. Fifty years ago on March 27, 1972, Venera-8, a Soviet atmospheric space probe and lander scoped out the surface of our pla… [+7919 chars]
The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations. Originally slated for just five flights on the red planet, the helicopter recently completed its… [+2439 chars]
There’s a lot we still don’t know about the Sun. While missions like NASA’s Parker Probe will help enlighten us, scientists continue to discover new things that are quite baffling. In fact, scientist… [+3075 chars]
Scientists have discovered that the speed of sound on Mars is very different from the speed recorded here on Earth. The discovery was announced by Baptiste Chaide, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos… [+2565 chars]
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin made headlines around the world when he stated that the U.S. would have to use “broomsticks” to fly into space since Russia would no longer make its rocket engines avai… [+2070 chars]
There is no place like Earth, but there may have been billions of years ago. Fifty years ago on March 27, 1972, Venera-8, a Soviet atmospheric space probe and lander scoped out the surface of our pla… [+7919 chars]
There may be no better time to visit the Edison & Ford Winter Estates than now, when the air is balmy, and the gardens are riotous with flowers and butterflies. Thomas Edisons winter home on the… [+5906 chars]
