Updated 6:50 a.m. Eastern after post-splashdown briefing. WASHINGTON — A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the California coast Jan. 15, bringing back four people from the International Space Station
Updated 6:50 a.m. Eastern after post-splashdown briefing. WASHINGTON — A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the California coast Jan. 15, bringing back four people from the International Space Station
The abundance ratios, log(X/O), versus metallicity for nitrogen (top-left), neon (top-right), sulphur (bottom-left) and argon (bottom-right). The blue lines shows literature relations derived by Izotov et al. (2006), Andrews &
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has uncovered the first decisive evidence that at least some fast
Deep beneath the surface of distant exoplanets known as super-Earths, oceans of molten rock may be doing something extraordinary: powering magnetic fields strong enough to shield entire planets from dangerous
As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad
New research shows that complex life is unlikely to ever exist around cool, dim red dwarfs. About 33% of the Milky Way’s stars are late M dwarfs, which are the
Additive Manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, will be an absolutely critical technology for any long-term settlement on another world. Its ability to take a generic input, such as
Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, specializes in advanced materials and optical coatings. For over 20 years, they’ve been producing their Sunshade® thermal control material,
Space is rapidly becoming the world’s most congested frontier. What was once a domain of scientific exploration is now a crowded commercial arena, a global infrastructure layer critical to communications,
Status Report astro-ph.EP January 15, 2026 Cumulative crater count as a function of crater diameter. Each symbol and line depicts a fit to a different methane-clathrate thickness (see legend). The






