Ka mua, ka muri. We walk backward into the future, with our eyes on the past. This whakatauk (proverb) represents a New Zealand Mori perspective that has much in common with the way Earth scientists … [+15546 chars]
This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. It's hard for me to pick a favorite rock on Mars. There's the "butt crack" and the "flower" and, of course, the stunning … [+1693 chars]
Rice University engineers who mimic atom-scale processes to make them big enough to see have modeled how shear influences grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials. That the boundaries can chang… [+4091 chars]
The Little Prince was able to grow a rose on an asteroidal surface, and it looks like we'll soon have a garden on the Moon. Researchers from the University of Florida (UF), have grown plants in the s… [+4168 chars]
When you see images of astronauts floating around the International Space Station, you can tell something looks different about them. Sure, their hair might be standing on edge, but there's something… [+1136 chars]
NASA: Mars’ atmosphere changes the frequency of sounds (Getty Image) <ul><li>NASA: Scientists have created a website to simulate the sounds transmitted on Mars; </li><li>The project came about afte… [+1565 chars]
The dust trail from the largest comet outburst ever seen will grace the skies this summer — and it’s going to look like a giant hourglass. The night show will come courtesy of comet 17P/Holmes, whi… [+4953 chars]
Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky. Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the fo… [+2867 chars]
The NASA space shuttle will make its 12th flight of our star on Wednesday (June 1), marking half of the campaign point. During this flight, the Parker Solar Probe, specially designed to absorb most … [+2206 chars]
X-rays make it possible to explore inside human bodies or peer inside objects. The technology used to illuminate the detail in microscopically small structures is the same as that used in familiar si… [+2758 chars]
NASA aims to buy from SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station. SpaceX is currently NASA's only certified commercial crew transportation provider. In a statement, NA… [+1845 chars]
On the way from the place of production to the consumer's plate, about one third of all food worldwide spoils. One reason is unfavorable storage conditions along production and supply chains, includi… [+4399 chars]
