In a distant corner of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, icy bodies lurk in the darkness, orbiting our sun at vast distances. These ancient minor planets are called
In a distant corner of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, icy bodies lurk in the darkness, orbiting our sun at vast distances. These ancient minor planets are called
Color-contour visualization of density at the disk midplane (the X-Y plane), combined with a vertical slice (the x-z plane), and a cylindrical segment (ϕ coordinate at r = 1) at
With the advancement of long-term missions to the moon and Mars, crews are expected to live together in isolated and confined environments for a long time. Thus, relationships and interactions
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — X-Bow Systems, a startup that builds solid rocket motors, has
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s Perseverance rover
Elon Musk is taking the long view. The billionaire SpaceX founder has long said that humanity needs to expand its footprint out into the solar system — specifically to Mars,
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
This has been a most interesting year to follow Mars. If you’ve been monitoring the Red Planet since the start of 2025, you have no doubt noted the dramatic change
Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors.
Disk-averaged JWST spectra of Titan. Top, NIRSpec. Bottom, MIRI (channels 1B–3C). The main absorption and emission bands (the latter labelled with an asterisk) are shown, as well as spectral transmission




