Scientists say they have identified the two largest marsquakes ever recorded on the Red Planet. A marsquake is a seismic event that happens on Mars. It is similar to earthquakes that happen on our p… [+3573 chars]
A rare solar eclipse Saturday (April 30) stunned viewers across Antarctica, the southern tip of South America, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. While much of the event took place in remote areas… [+3837 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]
Hot off the heels of the Lyrid meteor shower is the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is expected to hit its peak later this week. So, what is the best way of making sure you see the Eta Aquariid me… [+6423 chars]
An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by extremely violent volcanic eruptions. The Nili Fossae region of Mars , which includes the Jezer… [+2463 chars]
NASA's marsquake-hunting lander has detected its two largest seismic events to date, reports Scott Dutfield for Space, thanks to the most sensitive siesmometer ever designed. "Not only are they the … [+1930 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]
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]
The latest generation of optical atomic clocks are accurate to less than one-tenth of a second over the age of the universe (13.8 billion years). So why are they still measuring the length of a secon… [+11777 chars]
ByNASAMay 1, 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the companys Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindg… [+4171 chars]
A Mount Everest-sized asteroid that swept by Earth in 1989 will be coming back around for a much closer visit at the end of May. The asteroid 1989 JA was discovered on May 1, 1989, by Eleanor Heli… [+4551 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]
