In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had … [+2921 chars]
In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had … [+2921 chars]
A next-generation dark matter detector has started operations, already delivering its first results, which show it to be the most sensitive machine of this type on Earth. The machine could help unl… [+4074 chars]
NASA has announced the winners of its fourth annual Photographer of the Year awards, with the images revealing intriguing behind-the-scenes photos from its most ambitious research projects. All of t… [+2371 chars]
An international research team proposes a new theory to explain the formation process of the Earth. In this way, an answer could be given to an unknown that, despite being the subject of various st… [+4373 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is slated to unlock the universe to researchers with powerful instruments capable of looking further back in time than ever before. A new report published in Nature la… [+994 chars]
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder.That popcorn-… [+5108 chars]
Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists, but a new material created at Cornell demonstrates a promising new approach to mimi… [+3123 chars]
Newswise — The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be incredibly rare. The new wo… [+2973 chars]
Touted as the first idea of its kind, the team is not stopping at just building a base on the moon and Mars. Interestingly, the Lunar and Mars Glass concepts are just one part of a larger project; th… [+1278 chars]
Interest in the Moon has been reignited recently, and Japan is looking to get in on the fun. Researchers and engineers from Kyoto University and the Kajima Corporation have released their joint propo… [+2561 chars]
Using the latest technologies currently available, it takes over 25,000 tons of rocket hardware and propellant to land 50 tons of anything on the planet Mars. So, for NASAs first crewed mission to Ma… [+7589 chars]
