Mars’ core looks bigger than it is because it’s wrapped in radioactive magma
Data from a meteorite impact on Mars that was recorded by NASA’s InSight lander in 2021 is now helping to clear up some confusion about [view more]
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Lunar rock samples suggest moon is older than previously thought
The moon has been a focal point for space research and exploration for years, yet we’re still far from fully understanding its origins. Take its [view more]
NASA’s John Mather keeps redefining our understanding of the cosmos
Space isn’t hard only on account of the rocket science. The task of taking a NASA mission from development and funding through construction and launch [view more]
India wants to build its own space station and send astronauts to the moon by 2040
India has announced plans to build its own space station by 2035, and carry out a human mission to the moon five years later. The [view more]
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft embarks on a six-year journey to its asteroid namesake
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has blasted off and begun a six-year, 2.2-billion-mile journey to a peculiar asteroid. Astronomers have speculated that the space rock, also named [view more]
There’s no easy answer to being a space janitor
Earth’s orbit is getting crowded. Last year, a record 2,409 objects were sent to orbit, the bulk of which were satellites settling into the increasingly [view more]
Watch NASA launch a mission to study a metal-rich asteroid this Thursday
Despite what Jules Verne may have you believe, it’s not exactly possible to journey to the center of the Earth. As such, it’s pretty difficult [view more]
NASA’s Kathy Sullivan and advances in orbital personal hygiene
For the first couple decades of its existence, NASA was the epitome of an Old Boys Club; its astronaut ranks pulled exclusively from the Armed [view more]
NASA will reveal what OSIRIS-REx brought back from asteroid Bennu on Wednesday
NASA will give the public a look at the asteroid sample brought back to Earth by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft next week. A of the reveal [view more]
Amazon’s first internet satellite launch was a success
Amazon’s first satellite launch was a success, according to United Launch Alliance. The aerospace manufacturer’s Atlas V rocket took the first two Project Kuiper satellites [view more]