Later this summer, NASA is launching the Mars Perseverance Rover to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020…
Browsing: Space
Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
NASA has selected four U.S. small businesses to mature a range of technologies for sustainable…
After more than a year in a clay-rich region, Curiosity is making a mile-long journey…
Caltech researchers use deep learning and supercomputing to identify Nyx, a product of a long-ago…
The meridional flow in the Sun’s convection zone forms one gigantic cell in each hemisphere.…
An important breakthrough in how we can understand dead star collisions and the expansion of…
A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was…
Study estimates there may be up to 6 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy. Earth…
Updated July 18, 2020: Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) The comet is now an evening object,…
At the European nuclear and particle physics laboratory CERN, physicists can produce extremely rare short-lived…
This movie, based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express, showcases the 82 km (51…
A sensitive video camera on a summit of the Vosges mountains in France captured these…
On March 12th, 2020, a space telescope called Swift, detected a burst of radiation from…
Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays? Coronae of supermassive black holes may be the hidden…
A recent study on ‘pre-supernova’ neutrinos—tiny cosmic particles that are extremely hard to detect—has brought…
Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows NGC 7513, a barred spiral…
Life on Earth would not be possible without the Moon; it keeps our planet’s axis…
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been…