NASA aircraft to make low-altitude flights in mid-Atlantic, California
From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and...
Hidden ice on Mars could help humans survive future missions
Before astronauts set foot on Mars, they’ll need to find the right place to land—and survive.
New research led by planetary geologist Erica Luzzi from...
Earth-based telescopes peer into the universe’s first light
For the first time, scientists have used ground-based telescopes to look back more than 13 billion years and observe how the universe’s first stars...
Distant black hole spotted firing out matter after a feeding frenzy
A supermassive black hole far out in space has revealed what happens when it "overeats"—by blasting out huge amounts of excess material at nearly...
Do hycean worlds have smaller habitable zones
Hycean worlds are also called ocean worlds.
They're planets covered in oceans that also have thick hydrogen atmospheres. There are no confirmed Hycean worlds—also called...
Who’s in charge when an asteroid heads for Earth?
An asteroid crashing into Earth may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but experts warn it’s a real threat—and we may not be...
Thick clay layers on Mars may hold clues to ancient life
Mars may seem like a dry and lifeless planet today, but billions of years ago, it was much wetter—and possibly more welcoming to life.
A...
Scientists create Milky Way twins to unravel dark matter secrets
Scientists have created digital “twins” of our Milky Way galaxy to investigate one of the biggest puzzles in the universe: dark matter.
This invisible substance...
Cosmic clues reveal where the universe’s missing matter was hiding
For decades, scientists have been searching for something strange: a huge portion of the universe’s ordinary matter seemed to be missing.
Not dark matter, but...
New NASA telescope could reveal hidden clues about dark matter
Next year, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch—and scientists believe it could change everything we know about dark matter, the...