This article was originally published at The Conversation (opens in new tab). The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Kshitij Aggarwal (opens in n… [+5781 chars]
It's almost like a Mars impact crater is staring back up at the European Mars Express orbiter in this recently released image. The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft imaged the 18.6-mile-wide (3… [+1964 chars]
Astrophotographer Jamie Cooper captured an incredible photograph of the International Space Station passing in front of the sun from his backyard garden. Speaking to PetaPixel, Cooper says he had le… [+2315 chars]
Some of the most important discoveries in science have come from people asking obvious questions—things so obvious nobody before bothered to ask. Sir Issac Newton wondered why it was that apples and… [+3815 chars]
16 Psyche the large metallic asteroid. NASA imagery was used for this composite from ... [+] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/16-psyche/in-depth/ getty NASAs much… [+3394 chars]
In May 1997, a large earthquake shook the Kermadec Islands region in the South Pacific Ocean. A little over 20 years later, in September 2018, a second big earthquake hit the same location, its waves… [+5637 chars]
Science & Exploration24/06/2022174 views6 likes Vital research into health, climate, materials and more continues with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and colleagues aboard the Space Statio… [+4291 chars]
An international group of astronomers, led by Juan Diego Soler of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), have found the imprint of the bubbles produced by the explosion of dying star… [+4608 chars]
Science & Exploration24/06/2022174 views6 likes Vital research into health, climate, materials and more continues with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and colleagues aboard the Space Statio… [+4291 chars]
Jupiter is famous for its massive, eye-catching storms. Now, citizens will be able to help scientists uncover the mysteries of the gigantic planet's storms. The project is hosted on Zooniverse and… [+2101 chars]
Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganismsthe microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes… [+6271 chars]
The existence of "hot Jupiters" is one of the oldest mysteries of the exoplanet-hunting era, but a European spacecraft is revealing some clues about how these enigmatic worlds form. So-called hot J… [+1866 chars]