Fitting of exoplanets. (a) The target star is HD 88230, with a hypothetical Earth-like planet placed at a distance of 1 AU from the star. (b) The target star is
Fitting of exoplanets. (a) The target star is HD 88230, with a hypothetical Earth-like planet placed at a distance of 1 AU from the star. (b) The target star is
Micro-characteristics of 40 mJ × 80 times laser-irradiated Kheneg Ljouâd powders observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). a SEM secondary electron image of irradiated powder.
Legged robot performing analogue tests in Marslabor at the University of Basel. Credit: Dr Tomaso Bontognali. Planetary surface missions currently operate cautiously. On Mars, communication delays between Earth and rovers
Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor spew black smoke, which forms when super-hot vent water hits the cold ocean. Scientists view them as candidates for where life may have started,
The early universe is absolutely so far outside our understanding of how the world works it’s hard to describe in words. Back then, the cosmos wasn’t filled with stars and
March 16, 2026, was the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard’s first flight of a liquid fueled rocket. It reached an altitude of 41 feet. 31 years later, in 1957, Sputnik
Get ready stargazers! The April full moon rises tonight, bringing a spectacular natural light show to the early spring sky as NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket sits on the pad ready
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Fueling of the Space Launch System rocket is underway for an April 1 launch attempt of Artemis 2, the first mission to send humans toward
Saturn has a lopsided magnetic field, far different from the mostly even magnetosphere of Earth, new research suggests. The ringed gas giant’s wonky magnetic shield may be the result of
NASA will take another step toward returning astronauts to the moon when Artemis 2 launches as early as this spring. During the 10-day mission, Orion will orbit Earth twice before






