Did enormous volcanoes lead to oceans on Mars
Have you ever wondered how oceans could have existed on Mars billions of years ago?
A new theory suggests that these oceans formed way earlier...
Six years of scientific exploration at the moon
On June 23, 2009, NASA robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) entered the lunar orbit. Since then, it has been working successfully in science and...
Using smartphones to search for ultra-high energy cosmic rays
Cosmic rays are high-energy charged particles that originate in outer space. They travel at nearly the speed of light and strike the Earth from...
The change of glacier-like forms on Mars
Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that compresses into large, thick ice masses over many years.
The formation and change of glaciers can show...
60 years of space tourism
Although humans have dreamed of traveling in the space since ancient times, the actual space tourism was only developed in the past 60 years.
A...
Mars 500: the story of a 520-day simulated mission to Mars
A Mars trip is a long journey. How to stay mentally healthy during the long trip is an important issue.
Between 2007 and 2011, Russia,...
Why citizen astronomers are so important
We love the starry sky. And we see people who observe stars with telescopes in their spare time.
They could be your colleagues, neighbors, family...
See the solar corona in 3D
The solar corona is an aura of plasma surrounding the sun. It extends millions of kilometers into space and is most easily seen during...
Dwarf-sized double-named starburst galaxy NGC 178
Have you ever heard of the galaxy NGC 178? It may be small, but it sure is mighty!
At only around 40,000 light-years across, it's...
Mysterious cosmic explosion in the distant X-ray universe surprises astronomers
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has made an extraordinary discovery—a brilliant burst of X-rays in the deepest X-ray image ever captured.
This unexpected find has left...