Astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center continues to collect the bonus asteroid Bennu particles located outside the OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism) head.– NASA Bacteria are frequently
Astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center continues to collect the bonus asteroid Bennu particles located outside the OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism) head.– NASA Bacteria are frequently
Nitrosopumilus maritimus, partially with virions of Nitrosopumilus spindle-shaped virus 1 (Thaspiviridae) attached. — Wikipedia Aerobic ammonia oxidation is crucial to the nitrogen cycle and is only known to be performed
A Sun halo —one of countless ways sunlight interacts with our planet Credit Si Gao When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows
Image of the ‘sea walnut’ Mnemiopsis leydi Credit Joan-Josep Soto Angel Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms
We’ve observed with concern a rising trend in human spaceflight discussions: the suggestion that we bypass the moon and send humans directly to Mars. In light of this, we believe
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2002 JX8 close encounter and (4) Vesta: online observation – 8 May 25 – YouTube Watch On On May 9, a stadium-sized potentially hazardous asteroid will pass
DFT-computed energy profile for the most probable formation routes of GCA via radiative association. The energies include zero-point vibrational energy (ZPE), with the zero of energy set for GCA, shown
The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA’s budget could impact it and its member states as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation. The Trump
In this week’s episode of Space Minds former Navy Captain, shuttle astronaut and current president of the Space operating group for ASRC Federal Scooter Altman reflects on his
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. As the United States advances its ambitious Golden Dome missile defense strategy,