A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth. Credit: NASAs Scientific Visualization Studio On April 30, 2022, a partial solar eclipse will be … [+2886 chars]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins made history after becoming the first black woman to be on an International Space Station crew, Space reported. On the morning of April 7, Watkins launched to the stat… [+669 chars]
Engineers recently completed a series of Mars Sample Return Earth Entry System (EES) drop tests, which will help bring samples from the Red Planet back to Earth safely and securely. For the unversed… [+1891 chars]
The moon during various phases at the beginning, middle and end of a total lunar eclipse. AFP via Getty Images With the Blood moon total lunar eclipse approaching on May 15, you may want to build … [+5141 chars]
The enormous Saturn V rocket is one of humanity's most impressive and important technological achievements. In the history of human achievement and scientific progress, few moments are as singularly… [+11094 chars]
Scientists have worked out how the piezoionic effect works in hydrogels, an advance that could further the application of ionic skins to prosthetic arms or robot hands. Scientists have worked out h… [+3734 chars]
The Moon, as we all by now, is our planet's only natural satellite. Much has been said and researched about it, but it goes without saying that there is still so much to learn about it. Various lun… [+2829 chars]
Scientists working on the logistics of sending a human mission to Mars have for long believed a small nuclear fission reactor to be the best option, a superior alternative to solar energy considering… [+9606 chars]
Yutu-2 as seen from Chang’e-4. Credit: CNSA / CLEP Edinburgh, 29 April 2022. – China is planning to set up a lunar communication and navigation satellite constellation around the Moon to aid future … [+883 chars]
NASA scientists solved uncovered one of the Sun's many secrets. A type of solar flare that lasts minutes produces enough energy to power Earth for 20,000 years at a predictable and rapid rate. Sci… [+3604 chars]
image: Brookhaven Lab biologist Paul Freimuth and co-author Feiyue Teng, a scientist in Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), at the light microscope used to image bacteria in t… [+7800 chars]
Alas, NASAs SOFIA flying telescope will stop operations later in 2022, after the agency and its partners re-examined the program. But why? Photo: Michael Rausch There are some aircraft that are ext… [+3599 chars]
