Drone Test Flights Are Being Tested for Flights on Alien Worlds

We’ve already seen the success of the Ingenuity probe on Mars. The first aircraft to fly…

One of the Most Interesting Exoplanets Just Got Even More Interesting!

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, thousands more have been discovered. 40 light…

What is the Zoo Hypothesis?

It seems that we are completely alone in the universe. But simple reasoning suggests that there…

Zwicky Classifies More Than 10,000 Exploding Stars

Even if you knew nothing about astronomy, you’d understand that exploding stars are forceful and consequential…

A New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion Fuel

When it comes to our modern society and the many crises we face, there is little…

We Might Finally Know How Galaxies Grow So Large

Astronomers have spent decades trying to understand how galaxies grow so large. One piece of the…

Building Concrete on Mars From Local Materials

Imagine you’ve just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first…

New Research Indicates the Sun may be More Prone to Flares Than we Thought

This past year saw some significant solar activity. This was especially true during the month of…

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches the Top Rim of the Jezero Crater

In 2018, NASA mission planners selected the Jezero Crater as the future landing site of the…

Antimatter Propulsion Is Still Far Away, But It Could Change Everything

Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time.…