Having Trouble Traversing the Sands of Mars? A Lizard Robot Might Help

Mars exploration vehicles typically have wheels, allowing them to traverse some challenging terrain on the Red…

Multiple Earth-directed CMEs, significant geomagnetic storming possible

Solar activity was at very high levels over the past 24 hours, with a series of…

Giant Collision Decouples Dark Matter from Regular Matter

Dark matter is a mysterious and captivating subject. It’s a strange concept and we don’t really…

Kepler Sketched the Sun in 1607. Astronomers Pinpointed the Solar Cycle

Johannes Kepler is probably most well known for developing the laws of planetary motion. He was…

Mercury Could be Housing a Megafortune Worth of Diamonds!

Mercury, the closest planet to our Sun, is also one of the least understood in the…

Webb Directly Images a Jupiter-Like Planet

The JWST has directly imaged its first exoplanet, a temperate super Jupiter only about 12 light-years…

A cave discovered on the moon opens up new opportunities for settlement by humans

A lunar pit in the Mare Tranquillitatis region. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University Almost 55 years after…

Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space : NPR

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A.…

Floating LEAVES Could Characterize Venus’s Atmosphere

Venus’s atmosphere has drawn a lot of attention lately. In particular, the consistent discovery of phosphine…

NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes

Perseverance drilled into this enigmatic rock to collect a core sample on July 21, as it…