Space exploration is a complex and risky mission that requires careful preparation and a thorough understanding of the challenges inherent...
Scientists from the Planetary Science Institute have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in...
In the chaotic environment of open star clusters, strong gravitational interactions between bodies can launch individual stars far outside the...
A paper recently published in Icarus presents findings about the Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth, shedding new light on the...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from...
New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane...
by Chris Evans, Mark McCaughrean, Sandor Kruk, and Sam Pearson, European Space Agency New images of the Orion Nebula from...
For centuries, no one knew if we were alone in the universe—or if there were even other planets like ours....
The mystery of the formation of the first galaxies in the universe is a puzzle for researchers. The nature of...
The cars, cellphones, computers and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like copper, cobalt and...
By using machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis, a team of researchers have found the majority of observed second-generation stars...
Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaiʻi Island have captured from Maunakea the most detailed and complete images...