This New Image of Mars Is Not the Same Thing NASA Saw in 1976
Incoming views of Mars usually show its dusty, tan-colored surface littered with rocks, a familiar desert-like world that…
Michel Mayor, Nobel laureate in Physics: ‘People think humanity is eternal, but we are animals and we will become extinct’ | Science
Michel Mayor’s life could have ended in one of the worst deaths imaginable. In 1968, this Swiss mountaineering…
Wild Experiment Suggests Lasers and Graphene Could Propel Future Spacecraft
An experiment on board a parabolic flight showed promising results suggesting that graphene, a thin sheet of carbon…
Reading man sentenced in wildlife trafficking case involving endangered species parts
A Reading, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to prison for trafficking more than 100 wildlife parts from endangered and…
Solar-Eclipsing Probe Back From the Dead After a Month of Silence
A pair of spacecraft has been flying in formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to help scientists probe…
A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest…
ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative
TAMPA, Fla. — The European Space Agency announced up to 100 million euros ($118 million) in funding March…
Webb’s Infrared Vision Reveals Planetary Nebula that Looks Strikingly Like Celestial Brain
The unmatched sensitivity of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in both near- and mid-infrared light sheds new…
Jupiter Mission Captures Rare Shot of Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas on Its Way Out
Interstellar visitor comet 3I/Atlas may have bid farewell to Earth, but spacecraft traveling through the solar system kept…
Isaacman planning to meet with head of Roscosmos
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending…