The Mars 2020 rover is set to launch in July of the same year, setting the stage for years and years of science on the Red Planet.
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Just say no to artist’s illustrations. This is what the Universe actually looks like. The Universe we observe often surpasses our greatest imaginings. This 20-year time-lapse of stars near the center […]
A fairly old idea, but a really good one, is about to hit the store shelves.
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The space agency is ready to establish a base camp by 2024.
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Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?
A NASA-sponsored competition asks participants to improve the design of a bucket drum for moon excavation.
Scientists have detected within the Venusian atmosphere a chemical known to be a byproduct of life.
A Mars Space Flight team member warns that people need to be prepared for what’s coming.
Targeting a signaling pathway in mice helped them retain muscle and bone mass aboard the International Space Station, according to a new study.
The Jerezo crater — where Mars 2020 is set to land — could be a good place to find signs of past life on Mars.
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A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
There’s a big difference between the notions of ‘false vacuum’ and ‘true vacuum’ states. Here’s why we don’t want to live in the former.
Even with leap years and long-term planning, our calendar won’t be good forever. Here’s why, and how to fix it.
The father of all giant sea bugs was recently discovered off the coast of Java.
Entomologist William Romoser of Ohio University says NASA images depict insect- and reptile-like creatures on Mars.
Migrating our planet to a safer orbit might be the only way to preserve Earth after all the ice melts.
In 2006, Pluto was demoted in a very controversial decision. Unless you ignore nearly all of planetary science, it’ll never be one again.
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
The view from beyond Pluto is far enough from Earth that we can see the stars shift. NASA’s New Horizons, humanity’s first spacecraft to encounter Pluto, is more than 4.3 billion […]
The “overview effect,” experienced by astronauts when they view the Earth from outer space, irrevocably changes your perspective as a human.
This space expansionist ideology marked the beginning of what Arendt called “earth alienation.”
And what can it teach us about our Solar System’s earliest days? In many ways, astronomy is unique among the sciences. In every other field, you have the ability to design […]
It’s not just for Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars. Not even close. Shortly after Earth first formed first formed, life quickly took hold, thriving ever since. Both reflected sunlight on a […]
Move over, Tattooine, and instead feast your eyes on GW Orionis.
There are three possible ways we’ll find alien life. With all of these chances, the only question is which will come first. Given everything humanity has learned about the Universe, it […]
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]