NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort. The project, a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to bring to Earth sampl… [+2810 chars]
Researchers have advanced a new theory that can potentially solve a long standing mystery about the Solar System, that is how did the gas giants of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune assume their cu… [+5068 chars]
An astrophotographer captured a beautiful picture of two planets aligned in the sky above Rome — and a little rain didn't stop him. Gianluca Masi spotted Venus and Jupiter hiding behind a thin cloud… [+2382 chars]
The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the Uni… [+4089 chars]
A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruptiona goal she has pursued for decades. Charlotte Pearson, an associate profes… [+6663 chars]
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.In fact it’s cold as hell Elton John, Rocketman Mars is hard. Only 26 of 56 missions sent to Mars have been successful. Landing on Mars is especially… [+13043 chars]
Everyone knows that as mere Earth-dwellers, our home planet is but a pale blue dot when compared to other celestial bodies. Even our nearby planets quickly become magnitudes larger than ourselves, an… [+945 chars]
Figure 1. (a) The conventional slide rule (left) is driven by mechanical rotation and read out visually with an easy-to-use size. As an analog, an ultra-compact prototype of the photonic counterpart … [+5936 chars]
European Space Agency Matthias Maurer shows how to get ready for bed. His sleeping quarters are just ... [+] over his head. Matthias Maurer/ESA As any homeowner would tell you, water is not your fr… [+1680 chars]
The NASA Perseverance Mars Rover captured absolutely magnificent HD footage of a rarely seen solar eclipse featuring Phobos, one of two moons orbiting the Red Planet using its onboard Mastcam-Z camer… [+516 chars]
A group of astronomers has discovered two rocky exoplanets around a red dwarf star. Their findings, published in arXiv.orgwere made thanks to the use of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (… [+1409 chars]
It's hard to understand just how truly big something is without seeing it, or at least having something to compare it to. Understanding how large objects can be in space is a common problem for some… [+883 chars]
