Cyanobacteria as an example of astrobiology and biotechnology. Cyanobacteria fulfill two important roles in Earth habitability: the production of oxygen (right) and the fixation of carbon (from atmospheric carbon dioxide,
Cyanobacteria as an example of astrobiology and biotechnology. Cyanobacteria fulfill two important roles in Earth habitability: the production of oxygen (right) and the fixation of carbon (from atmospheric carbon dioxide,
Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that
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SALT LAKE CITY — An alternative trajectory developed for a NASA Mars smallsat mission could enable other missions to go to Mars outside the constraints of conventional launch windows. To
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Earth on Mars – Terraforming the Red Planet – YouTube Watch On On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its most powerful Vulcan rocket yet on Tuesday night (Aug. 12). The company lofted an experimental navigation satellite on behalf of the U.S. military Tuesday
NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D-printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes and spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Jordan Salkin NASA’s Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB)
Like James Bond and Han Solo, James Tiberius Kirk has always had main character energy. Nobody would have called it that back in the 1960s, of course, but the man
NASA/Mike Fincke Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space station’s Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya