An image of Perseverance's 'pet rock' stuck in the rover's front left wheel taken on May 26 using the rover's front-left Hazcam. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) (opens in new tab)Roaming Mars is a … [+3165 chars]
Black holes have made a number of big headlines over the last few years. In 2019, the aptly named Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) managed to capture one on film for the first time. And in May of 2022, … [+991 chars]
Picture from Premium Version of Canva New climate models suggested by scientists say that one of the seven known planets orbiting a small star known as TRAPPIST-1 could support life. In a press rel… [+66 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured its largest near-infrared image to date, spanning an area of sky eight times greater than usual for the venerable old space telescope. Its an image and demons… [+3537 chars]
ByEva Frederick, MIT Whitehead InstituteJune 11, 2022 Data for a new gene-function map are available for other scientists to use. Its a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in… [+11672 chars]
Imagine an asteroid is heading toward the Earth not long after life arose some four billion years ago. The asteroid strikes in a region near some water ponds that contain some microorganisms. The for… [+5089 chars]
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon. The main body of Europa Clipper is an aluminum cylinder that clocks in at 10 feet (3 meters) tall an… [+1642 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope mission observing universe. This image elements furnished by NASA ... [+] https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/HWHAP/the-james-webb-space-telescope getty On Tuesday, July 12, 202… [+5641 chars]
As the saying goes, there is always a first time for everything. It may not be as impressive as the subsequent attempts, but the first time marks a turning point in anyone's life, even for an organiz… [+2964 chars]
ByBailey Sykes, Monash UniversityJune 11, 2022 An artists impression of two black holes about to collide and merge. Gravitational waves are ripples in the curvature of spacetime caused by accelerat… [+5932 chars]
Galactic collisions are among the most spectacular events in the cosmos. Collisions between galaxies are commonplace among galaxies that coexist in the same cluster. The gravitational attraction betw… [+3191 chars]
The full moon of June will shine bright next week, but if bad weather clouds your view, don't fret. You'll be able to see the Full Strawberry Moon in a live webcast for free. The Virtual Telescope … [+2974 chars]
