A Ph.D. student and his supervisor at Imperial College London have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using equipment already on the
A Ph.D. student and his supervisor at Imperial College London have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using equipment already on the
The “Wow!” signal has been etched red marker in the memory of advocates for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) since its unveiling in 1977. To this day, it remains
Where is everybody? For decades that question was merely a part of physics legend, the kind of thing grad students overhear when their advisors take them out to dinner.
Several people wander the dunes surrounding Launch Pad A at Starbase, Texas, to marvel at the fully integrated Starship rocket designed to launch Starship Flight 10. Image: Stephen Clark /
For years, cosmologists have been struggling with the “Hubble tension,” a disagreement between measurements of the present-day expansion rate of the universe. One promising solution to this predicament is the
Say hello to Earth’s hellish twin! Venus may look serene from afar, but beneath its cloudy veil lies one of the most intense environments in the solar system. Its surface
PRESTON, United Kingdom — China is preparing for its first attempt to land a rocket stage after an orbital launch, following years of development and testing. To continue reading this
Titans Space Industries, a commercial space company, selected a new cohort of astronaut candidates this spring – and among them is NASA citizen scientist, Benedetta Facini. She has participated in
A glowing hand stretches across the cosmos, with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion. The eerie structure is part of the nebula MSH
Lockheed Martin Corporation NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at sunrise before ground tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, on July 18,