In July of 2021, we reported how the Hope probe sent by the United Arab Emirates to study the Martian atmosphere had released images of the nightside aurora on Mars. "They're not easy to catch, and s… [+4922 chars]
Space farming would be an extremely important aspect of establishing a sustained human presence beyond the low-Earth orbit (LEO), on the Moon and Mars for starters. To make that happen, scientists an… [+2348 chars]
New for 2022, the tau Herculid meteor shower may make an appearance on the night of May 30-31. Sometimes, astronomy can be full of surprises. Take the case of a tiny comet, normally far too faint t… [+11823 chars]
ByNASAMay 22, 2022 NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon under Artemis missions to prepare for human exploration of Mars in the future. Now they are calling for input and comments on their deep … [+3646 chars]
NASA has stunned its fans yet again with a new photograph featuring a nebula in all its glory. The agency recently shared a picture of the Lagoon nebula which is located about 4,000 light-years away … [+1834 chars]
An enormous asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building will make a close approach toEarth on May 27, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Fear not: the … [+2098 chars]
ByNASAMay 22, 2022 NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon under Artemis missions to prepare for human exploration of Mars in the future. Now they are calling for input and comments on their deep … [+3646 chars]
the essentialAn asteroid will pass close to Earth this Sunday evening, May 15. This celestial object several hundred meters wide could be larger than the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. … [+1081 chars]
After finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced. Water was found in the helmet worn by European Space Age… [+2845 chars]
A multinational team of scientists from the Swedish Museum of Natural History, University College London (UCL), the University of Florence, and the Natural History Museum (London), has found a partic… [+1172 chars]
Coral reefs are amazing, thriving ecosystems built of living geology and a fantastical array of fishes, bivalves, cnidarians, echinoderms and more. Diving into one or snorkeling above one is a magica… [+1937 chars]