When we think of Jupiter-type planets, we usually picture massive cloud-covered worlds orbiting far from their…
Geoscientists narrow timing of enormous ‘magmatic event’ on the moon more precisely
Previous lunar zircon chronology.(A and B) Images of the near (A) and far (B) side of…
A Solution to the “Final Parsec Problem?”
Supermassive Black Holes are Nature’s confounding behemoths. It’s difficult for Earth-bound minds to comprehend their magnitude…
Space-trekking muscle tests drugs for microgravity-induced muscle impairment
Astronauts conducting experiments on muscle chips. Credit: NASA A gentle rumble ran under Ngan Huang’s feet…
Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
Features like the leopard spots in the centre of this image could be signs of ancient…
Now Uranus’ Moon Ariel Might Have an Ocean too
Venus is known for being really quite inhospitable with high surface temperatures and Mars is known…
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will illuminate cosmic dawn
This artist’s concept shows how the universe might have looked when it was less than a…
Why is JWST Having So Much Trouble with the TRAPPIST-1 System?
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched it came with a fanfare expecting amazing things,…
What lunar caves tell us about the shared origins of the Earth and the moon
The pit in Mare Tranquillitatis leads to an underground cave system. Credit: NASA Using radar, a…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth
Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s…