NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission a 3.6 billion kilometre ‘journey to the centre of the...
Psyche was the Greek goddess of the soul, born a mere mortal and later married to Eros, the God of love.
Who knows why the...
Can we find the heaviest elements in asteroids?
One of the reasons that asteroid mining is such a popular idea among industrialists is that they holds large quantities of heavy elements.
NASA’s Psyche...
How Gaia found new stars and mapped asteroids in space
In an exciting journey of exploring our cosmic backyard and beyond, the European Space Agency's Gaia mission has given us a vibrant palette of...
A monster solar storm struck earth 14,300 years ago
The Sun is such a stable presence in our lives that we often take it for granted.
Few things are as certain sure as the...
Scientists probe superheavy elements in exceptionally dense asteroids
Exploring the vastness of space, scientists have stumbled upon a curious mystery: some asteroids have a density higher than any element found on our...
This is what it would be like to fly across Mars
Many of us have dreamed about flying over the surface of Mars—someday.
The planet offers so many cool places to study, and doing it in...
AI successfully spots its first supernova without human help
In a galaxy far, far away, a star exploded, creating a spectacular light show called a supernova.
These cosmic fireworks are not just beautiful to...
SPICES in space: The spectacular journey of unveiling solar mysteries
Imagine you've found a magical tool that whispers to you the stories of distant suns, planets, and cosmic winds!
A tool that shares secrets about...
Scientists discover carbon and water in NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample
Imagine a chunk of rock that has been zooming through space for billions of years, holding within it secrets of our vast and mysterious...
Pulsars could help uncover the mysteries of dark matter, shows study
In the grand theater of the universe, one of the most mysterious actors is something we can't even see.
It's called dark matter, and though...