How did NASA engineers build and launch the most ambitious telescope of all time? Follow the dramatic story of the James Webb Space Telescopethe most complex machine ever launched into space. If it w… [+747 chars]
The Earth Observing Dashboard uses a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to document the worldwide changes happening to our society and the environment. The dashboard has been expanded to … [+4682 chars]
Image of a satellite over Earth. getty NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Thursday that they expanded their Earth Observing Dashbo… [+3339 chars]
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Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force in a spacecraft, in order to emulate the force of gravity. This concept is often seen in but is not limited to science-fiction shows like "Star… [+6041 chars]
In the next decade, an international coalition plans to build a lunar research station to transform humanitys exploration and observation of the Moon. The planning phase is already underway, and it… [+8296 chars]
An early-stage mission concept could see laser-driven light-sail probes visit a notorious asteroid. The space rock Apophis, which poses no threat to Earth whatsoever for at least 100 years, will mak… [+3897 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load A young girls tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and re… [+3616 chars]
Researchers are using a new technique to investigate regions of galaxy formation early in the universe. About 13.8 billion years ago, in the aftermath of the Big Bang, the universe was full of neutra… [+3396 chars]
ByUniversity College LondonMay 20, 2022 The images show the impressions of a collapsed cell-wall covering (a coccosphere) on the surface of a fragment of ancient organic matter (left) with the indiv… [+7315 chars]
After decades of observation and data collection, scientists have confirmed that the universe is expanding ever since it emerged after the big bang. In the 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble, after whom … [+1970 chars]
Mars is well-known for its seasonal dust storms, which can sometimes grow to encompass the entire planet. In June 2018, the dust storms became so severe that they obscured most of the planet’s surfac… [+3604 chars]
