How Jocelyn Bell once made a discovery that changed the field of astronomy : Short Wave : NPR

At the center of this image made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young…

A New Explanation for Why Mars is Red

Well that’s ruined all my lectures! I’ve spent years talking about space and a go to…

NASA’s X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing

NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work together…

This Laser Could Find Fossil Microbes on Mars

According to Darwin, life on Earth may have first appeared in warm little ponds. This simple…

Can We Develop a More Accurate Habitable Zone Using Sulfur?

The habitable zone of a planetary system is based on a simple idea: if a planet…

Impact probability for 2024 YR4 drops to 0.0017%, moon impact at 1.7%

The impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 has dropped to 0.0017 %. Now that there’s only…

Diamonds from NASA’s X-59 – NASA

NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock…

A Hybrid Hydrogen Drive Train Could Eliminate Aircraft Emissions

Air travel produces around 2.5% of all global CO2 emissions, and despite decades of effort in…

That ‘city-killer’ asteroid? It won’t hit Earth after all : NPR

This image made available by University of Hawaii’s asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of…

Science in Orbit: Results Published on Space Station Research in 2024

NASA and its international partners have hosted research experiments and fostered collaboration aboard the International Space…