Earlier this year, a Chinese rocket booster crashed into the lunar surface in a rare example of a piece of human-made debris colliding with the moon. Now, the site of this crash has been imaged by NA… [+2506 chars]
In May 2022, members of NASA’s InSight Mars lander team announced that power levels on the lander were diminishing and that they expected the lander to become inoperative by December 2022. However, I… [+7826 chars]
NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. Theyll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb the largest space telescope ever… [+6954 chars]
Clusters of the earliest hematopoietic cells being born in the walls of the umbilical artery of a mouse embryo. The cells colored in red represent embryonic multipotent progenitor cells (eMPPs). Cred… [+5311 chars]
Stars are born when clouds of dust and gas form into clumps, and these clumps attract more material because of their gravity. Eventually, when enough material has fused together, the knot collapses u… [+965 chars]
Neutron stars are dense remnants of large stars. They are the collapsed cores of stars formed during a supernova explosion. While we know generally how they form, we are still learning how they evol… [+2723 chars]
A little space rock from Mars, which fell to Earth in 1815, can change what we thought we knew about the birth of our planet. Known as the Chassigny meteorite, it is a small chunk of rock which is be… [+2011 chars]
Eye on the sky The BOOTES 6 telescope at the Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein will search for transient events. (Courtesy: Emilio Jesus Carcia)" width="635" height="423" /> Eye on the sky Th… [+2539 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the North Island of New Zealand. The photo was captured as the International Space Station (ISS) approached the southernmost extent of it… [+1376 chars]
The MSL team is very happy today, because our first drill attempt since last November was successful! This Front Hazcam imageshows the drill being extracted from the new drill hole, which is surround… [+2630 chars]
South Africas MeerKAT telescope. Credit: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international team of astronomers has combined the power of 64 radio telescope dishes for the first time… [+4492 chars]
The Final Frontier has opened the door to technology prospectors. Engineers have advanced developments on earth that will have significant use in the heavens. As this happens, the moon comes into cen… [+12883 chars]
