Shows on Discovery The Moon of Saturn Contains Everything Required for Life
Phosphorus, the rarest element crucial to life as we know it, has been identified for the first time in an ocean beyond Earth, spat out…
Astronomy
Using Gravitational Lensing to Precisely Measure the Mass of a Quasar’s Galaxy
EPFL researchers have discovered a way to leverage the phenomena of intense gravitational lensing to measure the mass of a galaxy harboring a quasar with…
NASA’s Year-Long Mars Simulation Is a Mental Challenge
ON JUNE 25, four crew members will gear up and head to Mars, where they will spend a year in a small 3D-printed house with…
Asteroid 2023 K52 is Being Tracked by NASA Satellites as it Approaches Earth
Asteroids are ancient space objects that remained after the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Do you know how these space rocks…
One Spaceship Could Travel to Every Inner Big Moon of Saturn
If you’ve ever played Kerbal Space Program, you’ll understand how difficult it is to get your spacecraft into the desired orbit. In reality, it’s considerably…
After a two-year Hiatus, Virgin Galactic Resumes Spaceflights
Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first mission in nearly two years on Thursday, following an “enhancement period” to boost its fleet’s safety. It was the…
Japan Plans to Try Beaming Solar Power from Space in the Mid-Decade
TOKYO — A new worldwide competition to create technology for transmitting solar power captured in space to Earth is heating up, with a Japanese public-private…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Observes Saturn’s Moon Ejecting ‘Huge Plumes’ of Life-Sustaining Water Into Space
The vastness of space is mind-boggling. Every day, scientists produce incredible, historic discoveries that leave those of us here on Earth in amazement. One such…
Bezos’ Blue Origin is chosen by NASA to construct lunar landers for moonwalkers
Two years after losing to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ rocket business has now been awarded a NASA contract to send astronauts to the moon. A $3.4…
Pulsating Auroras Seen Tearing Apart in the Night Sky
Strange blobs of brilliant light were seen floating in Europe’s night sky after a solar storm, perplexing onlookers. On April 23, a coronal mass ejection…
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