Aerospace

NASA’s new dust repelling shield seems to work well

The hazards facing lunar astronauts are many. There's the radiation, the temperature extremes, the psychological challenges associated with isolation, and the risk of bad accidents...

Earth-like planets may be more common than we thought

A new study from Rice University is giving scientists fresh hope that more Earth-like planets may exist in the universe. Researchers Sho Shibata and Andre...

Webb Telescope sees an early galaxy blowing away the cosmic fog

Scientists studying the early Universe have uncovered an intriguing mystery and as a closet Sherlock Holmes fan I cannot resist a mystery. Our mystery begins...

Scientists discover “rain” deep inside distant planets made of hydrogen and water

What if the insides of planets are more complicated than we thought? A new study from scientists at UCLA and Princeton suggests that hydrogen and...

Scientists find hidden black hole from the early universe

A new discovery has given scientists a powerful way to find hidden black holes across the universe. An international team of researchers, including scientists from...

Scientists discover long-chain hydrocarbons on Mars

The search for evidence of life on Mars just got a little more interesting with the discovery of large organic molecules in a rock...

Webb Telescope spots a galaxy that shouldn’t be seen

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a galaxy that’s making scientists rethink what they know about the early universe. This galaxy, named...

Glowing caves on Earth may hold clues to life beyond our planet

Deep underground, some caves on Earth are hiding a glowing secret—one that could help scientists understand how life might survive in extreme places like...

How an actively feeding supermassive black hole could be good for life

When it comes to safe places for life, supermassive black holes are probably the last place you'd consider safe for nearby planets, let alone...

The most distant known galaxy already had oxygen

One of the surprising discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is that galaxies formed very early in the Universe. JWST has discovered about...