4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) These maps of Prince George’s County, MD, show surface temperatures collected a few hours apart on July 30, 2023 from
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) These maps of Prince George’s County, MD, show surface temperatures collected a few hours apart on July 30, 2023 from
Scientists have developed a more efficient way to generate oxygen for astronauts that could help with future missions into deep space. Current life-support systems such as those on the International
The slender crescent moon will be positioned close to the bright star Spica at sunset on Aug. 27, but you’ll have to be quick to catch a glimpse of the
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Live in the eastern hemisphere? If skies are clear, you have a chance to see a remarkable sight this Sunday night into Monday morning: the ‘Blood Moon’ of a total
For the first time, researchers have found that the number of electrical discharges on a spacecraft directly correlates to the number of electrons in the surrounding environment—information that could help
This artist’s concept depicts planet TRAPPIST-1 d passing in front of its turbulent star, with other members of the closely packed system shown in the background. The TRAPPIST-1 system is
Expected Doppler semiamplitude imparted on a solar-mass host star by a super-Earth with orbital period P = 2 days and Rp = 1.6 R⊕ as a function of core-mass fraction
Renowned experimental physicist, Nobel laureate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, passed away on Aug. 25 at the age of 92. Weiss was integral in confirming the
The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B space plane is carrying a sample of material that could some day help NASA land cargo and crew on Mars. The X-37B launched on its