ByDenise Buckner, University of FloridaMay 1, 2022 Artistic rendering of NASAs Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Recently on Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system … [+4345 chars]
When you think of the largest giant marine reptiles, you probably visualize the Mosasaurus, a massive, alligator-like creature that made a big splash (figuratively and literally) in "Jurassic World."… [+1111 chars]
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft, which will help deepen the understanding of the solar system. Each of the missions was reviewed by more than 50 people. T… [+4524 chars]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dwelling on the past has earned University of Arizona researcher Jessica Tierney a prestigious, $1 million award from the National Science Foundation.The Alan T. Waterman Award is … [+3358 chars]
There’s an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn’t develop a space agency. The implication, of course, is that unlike our reptilian ancestors, we humans might be able to save… [+4868 chars]
By Abigail Rosenthal in 40 Acres, May | June 2022 on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 am | No Comments Theres never been a way to clearly see the past here on Earth. Archeologists can uncover fossils and… [+3898 chars]
A new study has confirmed that on some asteroids, the seeds of life are present, which means life could have been brought to Earth and not developed on the planet. The quest to find the origin of li… [+2109 chars]
SpaceXs Crew-3 astronauts are fast approaching the end of their half-year stay aboard the International Space Station NASAs Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, along with Matthias Maurer of… [+2549 chars]
ByMichigan State UniversityMay 1, 2022 All stars, including our sun, are born from a cloud of dust and gas. This cloud can also seed planets that will orbit the star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The I… [+10545 chars]
A graduate of the University of Alabama is aboard the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles above the Earth after successfully piloting a SpaceX craft. In his first flight to space, Bob … [+2912 chars]
The surface of Saturn's moon Titan looks a bit like Earth and a new study finally explains why. Saturn's largest moon Titan features some very Earth -like landscapes: lakes and rivers, labyrint… [+3309 chars]
NASA's Hubble Telescope recently shared an image of two stunning galaxies far away that appear to be interacting with each other. The pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies is called Arp 147. … [+1809 chars]