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A new study suggests that the necessary ingredients for life existed on Mars first, back when it was far more hospitable than it is now, and arrived here via a meteorite.
The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and new constraints rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between what was expected and what has been observed has […]
How a “New Star” appearing in 1572 paved the way for us to truly begin understanding our Universe. “I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet […]
The government itself may have lost $300 million for every day that Congress dithered. These statistics certainly sound depressing, but their importance can be hard to grasp without some concrete points of reference.
The element molybdenum, delivered via Martian meteorite, could have served as the catalyst for the development of organic molecules, which became the first living things on the planet.
SpaceShipTwo’s second rocket powered test flight reached supersonic speeds of over 1,000 mph.
A surprising globular cluster found directly opposite to the galactic center! “A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain […]
Curiosity’s landing on Mars – a marvel of 21st century engineering – was in and of itself probably the rover’s greatest feat to date.
Given all the stars, galaxies and what we know about the laws governing reality, how many planets are there in our observable Universe? “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as […]
Researchers have confirmed that Tamu Massif, located in the northern Pacific, is a single volcano rather than a composite of different eruption points. At 120,000 square miles in size, it’s about as big as the entire state of New Mexico.
Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter will all be visible in the August night skies, as will the annual Perseid meteors. A number of nebulas will also be easy to find among the constellations.
We certainly can’t say that it definitely started on Mars, but it seems very plausible that it did.
41 images were stitched together to create this sped-up movie that shows Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons, passing Deimos, the smaller one.
How one of the faintest galaxies in the entire Messier catalogue holds some of the greatest sights for dedicated skywatchers. “There are so many more important things to worry about […]
Why the kind of knowledge you get by asking the Universe questions about itself is the most valuable type of knowledge there is. “I’m also uncomfortable with dogmatic believers; to my […]
If stars, planets, and biological processes are so common in the Universe, then where is everyone? “If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens… Where Is Everybody?”–Stephen Webb As egocentric as […]
At NASA the waste management engineers are incredibly important to the entire mission, says Mary Roach.
You can zoom in to the image and view an area of the Red Planet’s Gale Crater in unprecedented detail.
For the first time, astronauts were able to operate a space vehicle in California from their seats aboard the International Space Station. The feat opens up new possibilities for remote planetary exploration.
Two scientists argue that if NASA could get over its fear of contaminating other planets with homegrown microbes, it could save a significant amount of money on its exploration missions.
Since late April, the not-for-profit organization, Mars One, has been flooded with applications for a one-way ticket to colonize Mars in 2023.
These tracks, captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are thought to have been created from sliding dry ice on the Red Planet’s Russell Crater.
Muhammad Ali specualtes about traveling to Mars to fight a champion boxing match in 1966.
Nobody said putting a man or woman on the surface of Mars was going to be easy. As NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin explains in his new book, Mission to Mars, it’s […]
The U.S. is in a space race with China, it just doesn’t know it yet. How many Chinese taikonauts have to return from outer space before we recognize this? Ever since […]
Draw two dots above a straight line, place them in a circle, and even children a few years old will spot the semblance with a human countenance. Whether it’s the features […]
According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, three fears account for “the most expensive, ambitious projects humans have ever undertaken.”
It is “human destiny” to go to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said today at the Humans 2 Mars Summit that is taking place this week at George Washington University in Washington, DC.