During a high-level talk on NASAs objectives for human space exploration, we got an early glimpse of what a 30 day crewed mission to the surface of Mars could eventually look like. Its an exciting p… [+3000 chars]
A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft's seismome… [+2514 chars]
Robots have traditionally been purpose-built to perform a single, very specific task, but researchers from Beihang University are taking a much different approach with a new robotic drone that can op… [+6569 chars]
Physicists led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed.In a new study, the physicists studied discrete aurora, a light-in-the-sky display that occurs mostly duri… [+2221 chars]
Produced inside NASA's Cold Atom Lab, ultracold bubbles provide new opportunities to experiment with an exotic state of matter. Since the days of NASA's Apollo program, astronauts have documented (a… [+5655 chars]
The technological advancement of optical lenses has long been a significant marker of human scientific achievement. Eyeglasses, telescopes, cameras, and microscopes have all literally and figurativel… [+4604 chars]
ByFlinders UniversityMay 18, 2022 A close-up of the tooth from a birds-eye viewpoint. Credit: Fabrice Demeter (University of Copenhagen/CNRS Paris) Denisovans, a sister species of modern humans, in… [+5728 chars]
The eclipsed moon burns red high above the bright lights of New York City in gorgeous photos captured by amateur astronomer Alexander Krivenyshev. Krivenyshev, the president of WorldTimeZone.com, sn… [+2709 chars]
Astronomers have used a galaxy as a giant magnifying glass to peer into galactic nurseries at the heart of the young universe. The 'cosmic telescope' gave them the first in-depth view of the enormou… [+5005 chars]
With the December 2021 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, one of the most expensive and ambitious scientific initiatives ever attempted commenced operations. Now that the telescope has been su… [+50865 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech Image caption, The sophisticated French-UK seismometer package is just weeks away from being shut off The seismo… [+4942 chars]
Solar panels are a popular form of harvesting clean energy, but they arent without their limitations. They work best in bright, direct sunlight, so overcast and rainy days can limit energy efficiency… [+2534 chars]
