When a Southwest Research Institute scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn’s smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of...
Electric space propulsion systems use energized atoms to generate thrust. The high-speed beams of ions bump against the graphite surfaces...
Mars is a dusty planet. From tiny dust devils to vast storms that shroud the planet, dust is a constant...
Astronomers from the Cosmic Dawn Center have unveiled the nature of the densest region of galaxies seen with the James...
Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh, move over. There’s a new bear in town. Or on Mars, anyway. The beaming...
Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s...
When pondering the probability of discovering technologically advanced extraterrestrial life, the question that often arises is, “if they’re out there,...
Is the Milky Way special, or, at least, is it in a special place in the universe? An international team...
Matter outflows in the form of jets are observed in astronomical systems at fast, medium and slow speeds. The fastest...
Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia), together with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics (Germany),...
The convergence of two spacecraft at Venus in August 2021 has given a unique insight into how the planet is...
Researchers using MeerKAT in South Africa have discovered nine millisecond pulsars, most of them in rare and sometimes unusual binary...
