Sometimes it takes an animation on Twitter to truly comprehend or at least begin to comprehend the amazing diversity of worlds making up our Solar System. Enter planetary astronomer James O'Donoghu… [+1711 chars]
COLUMBIA, S.C. Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration. Part of that effort, Duke said … [+3227 chars]
NASA has an ambitious plan to bring a piece of Mars back to Earth for study. Called the Mars Sample Return mission, the idea is to send a robotic team consisting of a lander, rover, and an ascent veh… [+1902 chars]
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be an island. But this is not the first newly revealed island off the Antarct… [+2591 chars]
NASA intends to send a team of astronauts to the moon in 2025, with the goal of constructing the first-ever lunar scientific facility. Its a lofty ambition born of the agencys larger Artemis objectiv… [+4266 chars]
NASA intends to send a team of astronauts to the moon in 2025, with the goal of constructing the first-ever lunar scientific facility. Its a lofty ambition born of the agencys larger Artemis objectiv… [+4266 chars]
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be an island. But this is not the first newly revealed island off the Antarct… [+2591 chars]
Even astronauts have bedtime routines. In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Spac… [+2584 chars]
A team of astronomers has analysed the Hubble Space Telescopes observations of over 25 hot Jupiters to answer five questions that are essential for your understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. Hot Ju… [+2599 chars]
SpaceX just set a new record for its fastest Dragon astronaut trip yet. Elon Musk's spaceflight company launched four Crew-4 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in less than 16 h… [+2782 chars]
NASA is launching another mission to discover more about everyone’s favourite round, gassy object, Uranus. The announcement that NASA was going to probe Uranus is funny enough in itself, but to make… [+1315 chars]
Over the years, scientists have come up with various ways to combat an asteroid strike situation. From NASA working on shooting nuclear weapons to destroy asteroids to Chinas plans of redirecting an … [+2267 chars]