Earth's First Asteroid Defense Test Yields Bonus Discoveries for Astronomers
The planetary defense test was a rousing success, but it also offers a glimpse of our Solar System's eventful past.
Meet the NASA Scientists Who Decide Which Asteroid You Need to Worry About
Two potentially hazardous asteroids have come and gone lately. What gives?
Earth's Early Oxygen May Have Come From Rocks — And It Could Have Big Implications For Life in Space
We can't really understand life on Earth without geology.
Earth's First Asteroid Defense Test Yields Bonus Discoveries for Astronomers
The planetary defense test was a rousing success, but it also offers a glimpse of our Solar System's eventful past.
Meet the NASA Scientists Who Decide Which Asteroid You Need to Worry About
Two potentially hazardous asteroids have come and gone lately. What gives?
Earth's Early Oxygen May Have Come From Rocks — And It Could Have Big Implications For Life in Space
We can't really understand life on Earth without geology.
Astronomers May Have a New Technique to Spot Distant Alien Cities
We may be just a decade away from being able to spot alien construction from afar.
15 Years Ago, Exoplanet Astronomers Made a Breakthrough in the Hunt for Life
Detecting methane on a distant exoplanet paved the way for the hunt for organic chemistry in the cosmos.
New Book Uncovers the Forgotten Astronauts Overshadowed by NASA’s Darkest Moment
“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.”
A Radical Rethink of the Mars Rover Could Be Key to Human Settlement
What if we could explore subsurface environments just as easily as we’ve been able to explore the surface?
'If You Were the Last' is Emotional Sci-Fi at Its Finest
In space, no one can hear you fall in love.
NASA Suddenly Pulls Funding For Venus Mission, Leaving Astronomers Confused
The announcement took astronomers by surprise days after an important announcement about volcanoes on Venus.
We Need to Get Back to the Moon
And we’re trying. But, as astronomer Phil Plait worries, we might not be doing it right.
European Countries Are Racing Toward the Continent's First Satellite Launch
Norway, Sweden, and Scotland are entering the space race with their own launch pads. But only one will be first.
Where Did Earth's Water Come From? New Meteorite Study Finds A Clue
If you want to know which objects brought water to a once-dry planet, think small.
A NASA Craft May Have Captured a Volcanic Event on the Solar System's Most Hellish World
The results are ... explosive.
NASA’s New Moon Spacesuits are Straight Out of Science Fiction — Literally
The Artemis III suits were designed by For All Mankind’s costume designer Esther Marquis.
A New Satellite Will Track Dangerous Chemicals in Unprecedented Detail
TEMPO will study pollutants like asthma-inducing nitrogen dioxide and cancer-causing formaldehyde.
Fresh Webb Telescope Image Reveals the Spectacular Death of a Massive Star
This massive, actively-dying star has already shed 10 times the mass of the Sun.
