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NASA funds Venus sample-return, interstellar probe...
Through its NIAC program, NASA has awarded funding to 13 innovative space technology concepts that c...
Why moon missions in 2024 could reveal both our hi...
Several moon missions are planned for 2024, including some that will attempt to mine for ice on the ...
2023 was officially the hottest year on record
The global average temperature for 2023 was 1.48°C warmer than the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average,...
GiGi, Axiom's spacesuit-clad Build-A-Bear zero-g i...
As it turns out, when you build a bear to fly into space, one mission is not enough. 'GiGi,' the Bui...
Star cluster is heading for destruction at the hea...
The closest star cluster to the centre of the Milky Way we have seen seems to be falling in, which c...
It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanet...
It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it...
The Peregrine lunar lander may not make it to the ...
After its 8 January launch aboard a Vulcan rocket, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander has experienced a f...
1st photo from crippled private Peregrine moon lan...
The photo shows a disturbance in some of Peregrine's insulation, which is consistent with a problem ...
Satellites reveal 75% of world's industrial fishin...
New satellite imagery has helped detect previously unmapped global fishing vessels, revealing nearly...
Extreme droughts are worse for plants than we thou...
Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment spa...
There can be 240,000 plastic particles in a litre ...
Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thou...
Private Peregrine moon lander suffers 'critical' f...
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffered a problem with its propulsion system today (Jan. 8) that will...
What does space smell like?
From carbon molecules and ozone on spacesuits to the nauseating odor of comets and the sweet tang of...
Animal bones ground into an edible paste could hel...
A Finnish start-up has developed a method of grinding up chicken or fish bones into a nutritious pas...
Diamond rain may be more common across the univers...
It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it...
Private Peregrine lander launches to the moon: Wha...
Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander launched today (Jan. 8) with five NASA science payloads aboard. H...
Should nations try to ban bitcoin because of its e...
Bitcoin miners seem unwilling to take action to curb the cryptocurrency's energy and water use – so ...
Private Peregrine moon lander suffers anomaly afte...
Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander has suffered an anomaly in space after separating from it...
Christina Koch: ‘I come to work to do cool things ...
Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on wh...
Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole's life captu...
Scientists modeled how black holes and neutron stars form after dying stars collapse, and explained ...
See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars ...
In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, Mercury, Venus and Mars will appear alongside a thin cresc...
DHL delivering Everest rock, 'meme' coin to the mo...
A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical 'meme' coin and a letter from a p...
Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan ma...
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks i...
Vulcan launch: Why is NASA going back to the moon?...
NASA has launched a robotic lander towards the moon in its first mission to the lunar surface since ...
ULA's 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket launch looks spect...
Relive ULA's Vulcan Centaur debut with these awesome photos. The mission sent the private Peregrine ...
Europe's Proba-3 mission will create an 'artificia...
Europe will launch two satellites in September which will together form an artificial eclipse to hel...
ULA's Vulcan rocket launches private US moon lande...
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket launched on its first-ever mission this morning (Jan. 8), sending the pr...
SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Flori...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) today (Jan. 7), sending 2...
2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ...
Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an an...
Aurora hunting: What it's like to chase the northe...
Experience the wonder of the northern lights aboard the iconic Hurtigruten Coastal Express. See what...
Watch Vulcan rocket launch private Peregrine moon ...
ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch for the first time early on Jan. 8, sending the private ...
USE ROB's STORY AND REPLACE IN SAME SHELL -- Cryst...
The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria...
Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study su...
Earth's core isn't exactly aligned with its mantle, which results in a cyclical wobble, new research...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 92 — The Saga ...
On Episode 92 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss navigating the night sky with astronomer ...
