Could There Be Bacteria Living on Mars Today?

Mars is often considered to be the planet most similar to the Earth. Earth however, is…

Is There a Fundamental Logic to Life?

One of the more daunting questions related to astrobiology—the search for life in the cosmos—concerns the…

Could Habitable White Dwarf Planets Retain Their Oceans? Maybe.

Potentially habitable exoplanets are so incredibly common that astronomers have started to consider more unusual situations…

Using an Oil Industry Framework to Map Space Resources

Cracking the chicken-and-egg problem of utilizing resources in space has been a difficult challenge for over…

The Webb Captures Spectra of Trans-Neptunian Objects, and Reveals a History of Our Solar System

Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) are small planetoids that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto. Their dark…

This Particle Only Has Mass When Moving in One Direction

Particle physics is not everyone’s cup of tea.  A team of physicists have theorised the existence…

Crisscrossing Dust Devil Tracks Across the Surface of Mars

An incredible image of Mars has been released that captures the relentless activity of dust devils,…

A Long-Term Lunar Infrastructure Hub Named After the Object That Created the Moon

Getting back to the Moon is the primary goal of NASA’s Artemis program, but what do…

New Study of Supernovae Data Suggests That Dark Energy is an Illusion

Dark energy is central to our modern understanding of cosmology. In the standard model, dark energy…

New Glenn Completes a Hotfire Test. Next… Flight?

Blue Origin has achieved an important milestone with its New Glenn NG-1 rocket, successfully completing a…