NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins floats above Earth in a gorgeous new photo from the International Space Station. Watkins launched to the orbiting lab on April 27 as part of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission… [+2134 chars]
Scientists have for the first time grown seeds in lunar soil collected by US space agency NASAs long-ago moonwalkers, an achievement that heralds the promise of using earthly plants to support human … [+3652 chars]
Death may be the most uncanny topic to discuss for human beings. Even thinking about it is uncomfortable for some people. To eliminate the mystery behind it, researchers worldwide are conducting sc… [+3692 chars]
What's in a star? Well, if you're a highly evolved specimen nearing the end of its life named HD 222925, rather a heck of a lot, actually. Scientists have conducted an analysis of this dim object, a… [+4470 chars]
"It was actually a privilege." Hardly Phased Did you really think something as inconsequential as the threat of being destroyed by Russian space junk would phase NASA astronauts during their stay o… [+1539 chars]
Parts of Antarctica have actually gained ice during the last 20 years, new research reveals, despite the continent suffering significant loss due to global warming. Researchers say that sea ice, pus… [+6408 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load If it flew, and that was very much a big if, the little helicopter would take to the skies on Mars five times max over a period of 31 days. But over the past … [+9421 chars]
NASA and Boeing are about to launch another test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in a crucial mission following a failed attempt in 2019. The uncrewed mission will launch from Cape Canave… [+1936 chars]
On Thursday, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration released the imagery of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*. It is a direct detection of one… [+8125 chars]
Pasadena, CA— A team of astronomers led by University of Michigan’s Ian Roederer and including Carnegie’s Erika Holmbeck have identified the widest range of elements yet observed in a star beyond our… [+4371 chars]
