Study finds increased fire risk on future space missions

by Birgit Kinkeldey, Zentrum für angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM) The image shows an ignited acrylic…

New ultra-hot Neptune-sized exoplanet discovered

Phase-folded TESS FFI/HLSP and SPOC light curves of TOI-3261, with binned data in mauve and a…

Bennu asteroid samples unveiled

Voila: 120 milligrams of genuine Bennu sample. Greg Brennecka looks in awe as the Bennu sample…

Here’s how AI Is changing NASA’s Mars rover science

PIXL, the white instrument at top left, is one of several science tools located on the…

Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars

This illustration depicts a binary star system consisting of a dense neutron star and a normal…

Garden-sprinkler-like jet spotted shooting out of neutron star

Radio image of the S-shaped precessing jet launched by the neutron star in Circinus X-1. Both…

Telescope tag-team discovers 10 strange and exotic pulsars

Terzan 5, located in the constellation Sagittarius, is a crowded globular cluster home to hundreds of…

Six things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and comets

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Apart from the sun, its planets and their moons, our solar system…

New analysis of Cassini data yields insights into Titan’s seas

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study of radar experiment data from the Cassini-Huygens mission to…

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers

A plane passes in front of the moon, Aug. 30, 2023, in Chicago. Scientists have confirmed…