In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid water. Suitable candidates often sit in the “Goldilocks zone,” a
In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid water. Suitable candidates often sit in the “Goldilocks zone,” a
A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ancient Martian microbial life in rocks examined by NASA’s Perseverance rover.
The Workshop on Bennu and Ryugu: Samples from the Early Solar System is scheduled for October 7–9, 2025, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas. Purpose and
When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its attention. Scientists compete for observing time by submitting proposals,
Alaska’s Alsek Glacier has retreated more than 3 miles (5 kilometers) since 1984, turning Prow Knob into an island. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat
Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at
Get ready, sun lovers! We’re just one week away from the Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse. The moon will appear to take a “bite” from the sun for observers across
SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman’s new “Cygnus XL” cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) this evening (Sept. 14), and you can watch the action
Sept. 14, 2015, was one of the most important days in science history. It marked the first-ever detection of gravitational waves, tiny ripples in space-time (the four-dimensional union of space
WASHINGTON — NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into problems shortly after its July launch. In a Sept. 11 statement, NASA




