What gives meteorites their shape? New study uncovers a ‘Goldilocks’ answer
Meteoroids coming from outer space are randomly shaped, but many of these, which land on earth as meteorites, are found to be carved into...
Where next for space exploration?
Everyone is talking about our achievements in space since the moon landing 50 years ago, but what new ‘giant leap’ will we all be...
Space study helps people on Earth with low blood pressure condition
Ever stand up too quickly and see stars?
Fainting from low blood pressure can be dangerous for astronauts as well as for patients.
With the 50th...
Exercise in space could help astronauts prevent dizziness and fainting on Earth
Up to two hours of endurance and resistance exercises daily during a long space flight mission, combined with IV fluid replacement after landing, helps...
How the moon landing still shapes our lives
It’s hard to overstate the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.
Whether you view it as an unlikely feat of...
Lunar soil could power future moon base
Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of the Solar System, but the survival of a...
Why planting a flag on the moon was so hard?
When Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the United States flag on the moon 50 years ago on July 20, 1969,...
New measurement of universe’s expansion rate is ‘stuck in the middle’
Scientists from Carnegie and the University of Chicago used red giant stars that were observed by the Hubble Space Telescope to make an entirely...
Could humans live in lava tubes on the moon
In 2017, Purdue University researchers helped discover a lava tube on the moon that could protect astronauts from hazardous conditions on the surface.
Now,...
Scientists discover a material way to make Mars habitable
Silica aerogel could warm the Martian surface similar to the way greenhouse gasses keep Earth warm.
People have long dreamed of re-shaping the Martian climate...