The Moon had Volcanoes More Recently Than Previously Believed

By Matthew Williams - November 03, 2022 02:21 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Recent analysis of the samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon lasted longer than previously expected.

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25 More Years for Webb, LUVOIR and Quantum Telescopes

By kuingul-gmail - November 03, 2022 08:58 AM UTC | Telescopes

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The International Space Station Gets a Clean Bill of Health. Despite a Few Opportunistic Microbes, the Station is "Safe" for Astronauts

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - November 02, 2022 08:29 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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NASA's new Glider Could Turn any Airport Into a Spaceport

By Andy Tomaswick - November 02, 2022 06:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Navigation Satellites fly at 23,000 km Altitude. Europe Wants to Build a Constellation That Flies Much, Much Lower

By Andy Tomaswick - November 02, 2022 06:17 PM UTC | Space Policy

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ESO Finds the Ghostly Image of a Dying Star

By Paul Sutter - November 02, 2022 03:09 PM UTC | Stars

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When an Asteroid Gets Close to Earth, we get a Rare Opportunity to Learn What it's Made of

By Andy Tomaswick - November 02, 2022 03:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Falcon Heavy Launches for the First Time in Over Three Years, Carrying Military Satellites to Orbit

By Nancy Atkinson - November 02, 2022 10:37 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Just Four Robots Could Deploy a Huge Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon

By Nancy Atkinson - November 02, 2022 09:14 AM UTC | Telescopes

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Edward Stone Has Been the Voyagers' Project Scientist for 50 Years. He Just Retired

By Evan Gough - November 01, 2022 03:36 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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When Should Robots Take Risks Exploring Other Worlds?

By Matthew Williams - November 01, 2022 02:51 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Researchers from the CMU's Robotic Institute have developed a new method that allows rovers to autonomously weigh risk against the potential for scientific research.

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In a New Hubble Image, Dark Matter Anchors the Giant Galaxy Cluster Abell 611

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - October 31, 2022 05:35 PM UTC | Extragalactic

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Did Supermassive Black Holes Collapse Directly out of Giant Clouds of gas? It Could Depend on Magnetic Fields

By Matthew Williams - October 31, 2022 04:14 PM UTC | Black Holes

New research shows how the seeds of Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) could have formed from gas clouds with amplified magnetic fields.

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Good News! The Ozone Hole is Continuing to Shrink

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - October 31, 2022 04:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Mars Express Got so Close to Phobos That it Needed to be Reprogrammed to Keep the Moon in Focus

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - October 30, 2022 11:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Too Many Supernovae Can Slow Star Formation in a Galaxy

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - October 30, 2022 08:49 PM UTC | Extragalactic

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Would Mark Watney Have Survived in Real Life, and What This Can Teach Us About Sending Humans to Mars

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - October 30, 2022 08:27 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Will Enceladus finally answer, 'Are we alone?'

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - October 30, 2022 04:38 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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InSight Felt the Ground Shake From a Meteorite Impact on Mars

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - October 29, 2022 11:55 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Another Reason Red Dwarfs Might Be Bad for Life: No Asteroid Belts

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - October 29, 2022 11:37 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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