Images of Pluto captured by NASA's New Horizons mission have revealed a new surprise: ice volcanoes. The spacecraft performed a flyby of the dwarf planet and its moons in July 2015, and the insights… [+4912 chars]
It was already impressive when NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) managed to spot the Perseverance rover soon after it landed on the martian surface last year. Now the orbiters powerful High Re… [+2105 chars]
Rocket Lab and SpaceX both plan to launch missions on Friday (April 1), and you can watch the space doubleheader live. A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle is scheduled to loft two Earth-observing satell… [+2591 chars]
A man has snapped one of the clearest photos of the International Space Station ever taken from Earth. German photographer Sebastian Voltmer snapped a remarkable image in which you can make out two … [+3173 chars]
NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission astronauts include (from left) NASA astronaut Bob Hines, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Kjell Lindgren. (Image credit: NASA)… [+4991 chars]
How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs? Kinjal, age 11, Delhi, India (Asked as part of the Curious Kids series where children ask questions, and experts ans… [+3668 chars]
However, the reign of dimwitted mammals would not last. In the subsequent Eocene Epoch, roughly 10 million years after the asteroid struck, ecosystems became crowded with large mammals. Resources wer… [+701 chars]
However, the reign of dimwitted mammals would not last. In the subsequent Eocene Epoch, roughly 10 million years after the asteroid struck, ecosystems became crowded with large mammals. Resources wer… [+701 chars]
MRO spotted Perseverance (in the yellow circle) on Feb. 26, 2022. NASA/JPL/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter wei… [+1684 chars]
A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could help engineers design better,… [+3848 chars]
WELD COUNTY, Colo. The sun is coming out of the minimum phase in its solar cycle, and flare activity is increasing. On Monday, two large solar flares were detected on the Earth-facing portion of the … [+7765 chars]
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is seen outside the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after he landed with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakh… [+3705 chars]
