The result of 100 successful simulations of the back20 model (the ring at 0.85 au with a 20% background) that produced a good match to all terrestrial planets (as defined
The result of 100 successful simulations of the back20 model (the ring at 0.85 au with a 20% background) that produced a good match to all terrestrial planets (as defined
In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Robyn Gatens, NASA’s Director for the International Space Station, live at the AIAA Ascend conference in
Comparison of the Kepler-90 system (gray) with our own solar system (blue). The size of each circle is proportional to the planet’s radius. Masses for the inner six Kepler-90 planets
With no light pollution nearby, the night skies around the Vera Rubin Observatory glow in brilliant colors in this timelapse photo. What is it? The Vera Rubin Observatory is designed
LAS VEGAS — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a NASA space science mission and several other smallsats July 23 after a one-day delay. To continue reading this article: Register now
Graphical Abstract — Bar-Ilan University A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may disrupt how carbon and nutrients are recycled in the
For NASA, this weekend is special. Sunday marks the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing — humanity’s first steps on another world — July 20, 1969. As the
2 min read Bring NASA Science into Your Library! Calling all librarians! NASA sponsors dozens of research projects that need help from you and the people in your community. These
Near-UV to visible reflectance spectrum of 3I/ATLAS obtained with OSIRIS/GTC and normalized to unity at 5500 Å. Normalized reflectance of 1I/’Oumuamua (in brown) from Fitzsimmons et al. (2018) and 2I/Borisov
Two Russian space weather satellites are on their way to orbit, along with an Iranian spacecraft and a passel of cubesats. A Soyuz 2.1b rocket lifted off from Vostochny Cosmodrome