After half a year of in-space commissioning work, NASA will release the first science images from its next-generation space observatory in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for f… [+2572 chars]
A supernova is the catastrophic explosion of a star. Thermonuclear supernovae, in particular, signal the complete destruction of a white dwarf star, leaving nothing behind. At least that's what model… [+5280 chars]
Planetary scientists have created a new, detailed map of the asteroid Psyche, providing a tantalizing preview of the target for a NASA mission set to launch later this year. NASA's Psyche mission ,… [+2499 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted evidence of a white dwarf star devouring rocky and icy material from its own system, suggesting that water and other volatiles might be common in the outer reac… [+2500 chars]
A giant swirling vortex of plasma has been captured shooting from the Sun. The mind-blowing footage shows a solar twister that’s the equivalent of a burning hot 12,000-mile tall tornado. The stunni… [+1182 chars]
SpaceX is building a towering new gantry at the Kennedy Space Center's complex 39A to launch its 394-foot-tall Super Heavy-Starship rocket, but NASA said Thursday it will not grant permission to fly … [+5152 chars]
ByUniversity of Texas at AustinJune 23, 2022 A new electronic tattoo that can be worn comfortably on the wrist for hours delivers continuous blood pressure measurements at an accuracy level exceedin… [+4477 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted evidence of a white dwarf star devouring rocky and icy material from its own system, suggesting that water and other volatiles might be common in the outer reac… [+2500 chars]
Stretching of the continents 56 million years ago is likely to have caused one of the most extreme episodes of global warming in Earth's history, new research suggests. During this time, the planet… [+6630 chars]