(Phys.org)—Dimitra Atri, an astrobiologist with the Blue Marble Institute of Space Science, has published a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society outlining his work running simulations of planet Proxima ...
Imagine building a car chassis without a blueprint or even a list of recommended construction materials. In a sense, that's precisely what a team of engineers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., did ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2010
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Work has begun on an ambitious new mission that will carry a cutting-edge 8.4-foot (2.5-meter) telescope high into the stratosphere on a balloon. Tentatively planned to launch in December 2023 from Antarctica, ASTHROS (short ...
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2020
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An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape as we look out further and further from Earth.
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new method for detecting oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres that may accelerate the search for life.
Astronomy
Jan 6, 2020
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When Nicole Oliveira was just learning to walk, she would throw up her arms to reach for the stars in the sky.
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2021
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The previously elusive methanediol molecule of importance to the organic, atmospheric science and astrochemistry communities has been synthetically produced for the first time by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers. ...
Materials Science
Dec 31, 2021
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There are two main approaches that humanity can take to living in space. The one more commonly portrayed is colonizing other celestial bodies such as the moon and Mars. That approach comes with some major disadvantages, including ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2020
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent to Earth its first views of Saturn's atmosphere since beginning the latest phase of its mission. The new images show scenes from high above Saturn's northern hemisphere, including the planet's ...
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2016
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Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2022
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