Last week, NASA's Perseverance Rover captured a gorgeous view of Phobos eclipsing the Sun, from the surface of Mars. From the point of view of any Martian microbes lurking out there, the eclipse may … [+2193 chars]
Jupiter is known for being a giant planet made of gas, but many people on Twitter have learned just how fast it rotates and they can't quite believe it. Dr. James O'Donoghue (@physicsJ) a planetary… [+3811 chars]
A fresh examination of meteorites that landed in the United States, Canada and Australia is bolstering the notion that such objects may have delivered to Earth early in its history chemical ingredien… [+432 chars]
As future Artemis astronauts explore the moon, a new high-tech backpack will assist their mapping as they step into the unknown. NASA does have high-definition lunar maps of the surface, from orbit,… [+3012 chars]
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agencys Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earths upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigatio… [+2142 chars]
An untouched, almost pure argon deposit that has been left since the formation of the Earth is set to help physicists gather better insight into the universe. The Urania Project facility in southwes… [+4494 chars]
Taken from the April 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Walking on the Moon". Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. … [+5540 chars]
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The building blocks of life may have come from outer space. Meteorite Life Scientists have discovered the building blocks of DNA in meteorites that landed in North America and Australia, Reuters re… [+2029 chars]
Holoportation, a combination of the words ‘teleportation’ and ‘hologram’, was tested for the first time last fall by NASA to virtually “send” doctors into space with an ISS crew. A level up from tel… [+2031 chars]
For Star Wars fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace is a canonical image. But what would a pilot actually see if she could accelerate in a… [+6312 chars]
A new NASA-funded study has found that solar power is better than nuclear for planned settlement sites on Mars, thanks to the high efficiency, lightweight and flexibility of solar cell technology. T… [+2165 chars]
