Wind-powered tumbleweed rover could roll across Mars
Imagine exploring Mars not with a handful of expensive, heavy rovers, but with swarms of lightweight, wind-driven spheres rolling across the red planet like...
A tiny Apollo rock just rewrote the Moon’s early history
More than fifty years ago, Apollo 17 astronauts scooped up a small rock during their mission to the Moon.
That fragment, labeled sample 76535, has...
Scientists unveil smarter lithium batteries for Mars exploration
Exploring Mars is one of humanity’s most ambitious goals, but it comes with huge technical challenges.
Among them is how to keep rovers, instruments, and...
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome...
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in...
‘Invisible’ asteroids near Venus could pose a future threat to Earth
Scientists have identified a hidden population of asteroids that could pose a serious threat to Earth, even though we can’t see them with current...
Liquid water flowed on Ryugu more than one billion years after it formed
Small fragments of rock can reveal a lot when they're analyzed with powerful laboratory instruments.
New research into tiny fragments of the asteroid Ryugu sampled...
Asteroid strike in North Sea triggered mega-tsunami 43 million years ago
Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea.
The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now...
Astronomers witness black holes shaping galaxies 12.9 billion years ago
Astronomers have taken a rare look into the distant past of the universe and uncovered evidence that galaxies and their central black holes were...
Tea plants thrive in Moon soil, but fail on Mars
The idea of astronauts enjoying a cup of tea on the Moon may not be so far-fetched after all.
A team of researchers from the...
Why planets like k2-18b may be too dry for alien life
For years, astronomers have been excited about the idea that some planets beyond our solar system might be covered by vast, global oceans.
One such...