David Saint-Jacques' First Spacewalk

David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency completed the first spacewalk of his career on Monday,…

Fireworks of blue lightning and gamma rays above thunderclouds

After only one year in space, the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) on the International Space Station…

European quantum communications network takes shape

Today’s interconnected world is ever more vulnerable to cyberattacks, emphasising the importance of secure encryption to…

Calm your restless legs with a solution from space

Dutch start-up company Relegs has developed a medical device for instantaneous relief of discomfort caused by…

PIA22775: Heating Up Jupiter's Atmosphere

           Target: Jupiter Instrument:  Subaru Telescope Image Credit: NAOJ/NASA/JPL-Caltech Click here for original story, PIA22775: Heating Up…

PIA22774: Jupiter Poles: Hot from Solar Wind

           Target: Jupiter Instrument:  Subaru Telescope Image Credit: NAOJ/NASA/JPL-Caltech Click here for original story, PIA22774: Jupiter Poles:…

Glaciers lose nine trillion tonnes of ice in half a century

When we think of climate change, one of the first things to come to mind is…

2019 Astronaut Hall of Fame Honorees

Astronauts Jim Buchli and Janet Kavandi are inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Class…

Stargazing technology used to spot cancer

An X-ray machine which uses space technology to generate crystal clear images that doctors can use…

Martian soil detox could lead to new medicines

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of humankind’s major long-term health challenges. Now research into helping…