Launch Result of X-band defense communication satellite-3 aboard the 4th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F4) Japan…
Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that mean for alien life? : Short Wave : NPR
Some scientists are searching for the origins of life on Earth by simulating prebiotic conditions at…
US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan
South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a…
Plastic Waste on our Beaches Now Visible from Space, Says New Study
According to the United Nations, the world produces about 430 million metric tons (267 U.S. tons)…
Future Space Telescopes Could be Made From Thin Membranes, Unrolled in Space to Enormous Size
Space-based telescopes are remarkable. Their view isn’t obscured by the weather in our atmosphere, and so…
Some TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets could have stable atmospheres
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the 7 Earth-sized rocky TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets (distances not to scale).…
When your brain inverts the image
This is Victoria Crater on Mars. It’s 2 images of the same crater, with one of…
Voyager 1 is Forced to Rely on its Low Power Radio
Voyager 1 was launched waaaaaay back in 1977. I would have been 4 years old then!…
The Aftermath of a Neutron Star Collision Resembles the Conditions in the Early Universe
Neutron stars are extraordinarily dense objects, the densest in the Universe. They pack a lot of…
Webb Confirms a Longstanding Galaxy Model
Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the ability to look backward in time. Since starlight…