On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow-moving glaciers,
On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow-moving glaciers,
If you’ve ever dreamed of traveling through space as an explorer, you know there’ll be some serious “downside dangers”. One of them is cosmic rays. These high-speed particles slam through
I don’t think space or lunar tourism is going to be the big draw that transforms the moon into something unrecognizable.
It’s a tantalizing prospect. Since 2017, three interstellar objects have been spotted passing through our solar system: 1I/ʻOumuamua, 2I/Borisov… and just this month, 3I/ATLAS. Discovered on July 1st by the
Simulating extraterrestrial environments on Earth has always been a challenge. Our planet has a pleasant atmosphere, reasonable temperatures, and a moderate amount of gravity, unlike the rest of the solar
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The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Paranal Observatory lies under some of the darkest and clearest skies in the world, in Chile’s Atacama Desert. But now, light pollution from a new
The next four humans in the parade of SpaceX launches from the Space Coast will have to wait at least another day for their trip to the International Space Station
There are 60 Starlink satellites nestled in the cargo bay of this Falcon 9 rocket, which is about to enter orbit. Image via SpaceX/ Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0 Universal). SpaceX’s
SAN FRANCISCO – Earth-observation startup Albedo won a National Reconnaissance Office Stage 2 contract, clearing the way for the intelligence agency to begin purchasing imagery. To continue reading this article: