Space

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Earth's First Asteroid Defense Test Yields Bonus Discoveries for Astronomers

ByKiona Smith

The planetary defense test was a rousing success, but it also offers a glimpse of our Solar System's eventful past.

Science

Meet the NASA Scientists Who Decide Which Asteroid You Need to Worry About

ByJeff Nagle

Two potentially hazardous asteroids have come and gone lately. What gives?

science

Earth's Early Oxygen May Have Come From Rocks — And It Could Have Big Implications For Life in Space

ByKiona Smith

We can't really understand life on Earth without geology.

Space Science

Astronomers May Have a New Technique to Spot Distant Alien Cities

ByKiona Smith

We may be just a decade away from being able to spot alien construction from afar.

Space History

15 Years Ago, Exoplanet Astronomers Made a Breakthrough in the Hunt for Life

ByJon Kelvey

Detecting methane on a distant exoplanet paved the way for the hunt for organic chemistry in the cosmos.

Space

New Book Uncovers the Forgotten Astronauts Overshadowed by NASA’s Darkest Moment

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

“I think we’re at kind of this new phase, where we are starting up again. It feels very familiar today to the early days of the Space Shuttle program.”

Science

A Radical Rethink of the Mars Rover Could Be Key to Human Settlement

ByLAURENCE TOGNETTI and Universe Today

What if we could explore subsurface environments just as easily as we’ve been able to explore the surface?

Review

'If You Were the Last' is Emotional Sci-Fi at Its Finest

ByLex Briscuso

In space, no one can hear you fall in love.

Space Science

NASA Suddenly Pulls Funding For Venus Mission, Leaving Astronomers Confused

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

The announcement took astronomers by surprise days after an important announcement about volcanoes on Venus.

Opinion

We Need to Get Back to the Moon

ByPhil Plait

And we’re trying. But, as astronomer Phil Plait worries, we might not be doing it right.

HORIZONS

European Countries Are Racing Toward the Continent's First Satellite Launch

ByNathaniel Scharping

Norway, Sweden, and Scotland are entering the space race with their own launch pads. But only one will be first.

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Where Did Earth's Water Come From? New Meteorite Study Finds A Clue

ByKiona Smith

If you want to know which objects brought water to a once-dry planet, think small.

Space Science

A NASA Craft May Have Captured a Volcanic Event on the Solar System's Most Hellish World

ByJon Kelvey

The results are ... explosive.

space

NASA’s New Moon Spacesuits are Straight Out of Science Fiction — Literally

ByKiona Smith

The Artemis III suits were designed by For All Mankind’s costume designer Esther Marquis.

Space

A New Satellite Will Track Dangerous Chemicals in Unprecedented Detail

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

TEMPO will study pollutants like asthma-inducing nitrogen dioxide and cancer-causing formaldehyde.

Space

Fresh Webb Telescope Image Reveals the Spectacular Death of a Massive Star

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

This massive, actively-dying star has already shed 10 times the mass of the Sun.