A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club

Pluto is a dwarf planet NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute A mathematical formula…

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…

Rebekah Hounsell: Tracking Cosmic Light to Untangle the Universe’s Darkest Mysteries

Rebekah Hounsell is an assistant research scientist working on ways to optimize and build infrastructure for…

NASA Signs US, Saudi Arabia Agreement for Civil Aeronautics, Space Collaboration

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement that opens new possibilities for cooperation…

Up close and personal: Ariane 6 liftoff from the launchpad

While no person could get this close during Ariane 6’s inaugural flight on 9 July 2024,…

Up close and personal: Ariane 6 liftoff from the launchpad

While no person could get this close during Ariane 6’s inaugural flight on 9 July 2024,…

Only Hubble Could Make this Measurement of a Supernova

Calculating the distance to far-away objects, such as galaxy clusters and quasars, is difficult. But it…

This desert moss could grow on Mars, no greenhouse needed

View larger. | The desert moss is Syntrichia caninervis, also known as steppe screw moss. Researchers…

Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter 30 years ago

View larger. | The Hubble Space Telescope view of Earth-sized bruises on Jupiter, caused by Comet…

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…