Upper Lake Powell area in Utah

Credit: NASA Erosion, tectonic uplift, and a human-built dam have all helped shape the Upper Lake…

Sedimentary and Planetary Geologist Dr. Michael Thorpe

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New study suggests that our galaxy is crowded or empty—both are equally terrifying

Gaia’s all-sky view of our Milky Way Galaxy and neighbouring galaxies, based on measurements of nearly…

How EELS could change the future of robotic…

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Model suggests spewing metal nanorods into Mars’ atmosphere could warm the planet by 30 K

The proposed nanoparticle warming method. Credit: Aaron M. Geller, Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in…

Promising early tests for variable-thrust landing engine

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ESA – Mermaid on salty Mars

A purplish, scaley wave lures the attention of a European spacecraft as it flies over Mars’s…

The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower

In this long exposure photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor…

New variable engine undergoes dynamic testing

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Why technosignatures from solar panels might be unlikely

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