Researchers say they have discovered a new, unusual radio signal from a distant galaxy. The signal is known as a fast radio burst, or FRB. These signals are pulses of radio waves that scientists say… [+4477 chars]
Solar system worlds beyond Earth have amazing surface features. Thanks to planetary science missions, we see images of canyons, craters, and cliffs across a variety of worlds. Someday, those places w… [+5586 chars]
Testing can be a nerve-wracking process, and at one point the testing team was rather concerned. In 2016, a part of Webb was being put through vibration testing, in which the hardware is rapidly shak… [+1436 chars]
Astronomer Scott Sheppard has written a Perspective piece titled "In the glare of the Sun" in the journal Science. Sheppard is an astronomer from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawa… [+1587 chars]
Each one of those kinds of pyrite is telling us something different about our planet, its origin, about life, and how its changed through time, said Hazen. For that reason, the new papers classify m… [+3469 chars]
Welcome back to the final installment in our "Going Interplanetary" series! In previous installments, we explored how humanity might someday live on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, the Asteroid Belt,… [+20664 chars]
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 (opens in new tab). Alice Gor… [+7599 chars]
Imagine three stars orbiting each other in deep space with each of them being the size of at least 12 suns! That is the discovery that has become a popular topic among astronomers who are looking to … [+1485 chars]
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)July 24, 2022 Ius and Tithonium Chasmata on Mars. This image from ESAs Mars Express shows Ius and Tithonium Chasmata, which form part of Mars Valles Marineris canyon str… [+6374 chars]
Our bodies have evolved formidable barriers to protect themselves against foreign substances from our skin, to our cells and every component within the cells, each part of our bodies has protective l… [+5381 chars]
While a clear night sky might seem quiet and peaceful to us, empty of everything but stars, this nocturnal world is filled with a high-pitched cacophony of sound just beyond our ability to hear. Bats… [+5235 chars]
This observation shows a small sand dune field on the floor of Newton Crater, an approximately 300-kilometer wide crater in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. The image shows both dome and barchan dun… [+725 chars]
