Last update:
Astronomy & Space news
NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check
NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday.
Space Exploration
13 hours ago
9
930
All aboard! Next stop space...
Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2021
18
423
NASA space copter ready for first Mars flight
The helicopter that NASA has placed on Mars could make its first flight over the Red Planet within two days after a successful initial test of its rotors, the US space agency said Friday.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2021
9
4499
NASA's Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt Sunday
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity's first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft is expected ...
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
15
37726
New research reveals secret to Jupiter's curious aurora activity
Auroral displays continue to intrigue scientists, whether the bright lights shine over Earth or over another planet. The lights hold clues to the makeup of a planet's magnetic field and how that field operates.
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
6
513
Different neutron energies enhance asteroid deflection
A research collaboration between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) investigates how the neutron energy output from a nuclear device detonation can affect the deflection ...
Astronomy
Apr 09, 2021
6
7006
What are the best ways to search for technosignatures?
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has long roots in human history. With the advent of modern technologies, scientists were finally able to start scanning the skies for any sign of life. When the search ...
Astronomy
Apr 09, 2021
4
38
Long-awaited review reveals journey of water from interstellar clouds to habitable worlds
Dutch astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, the Netherlands), together with an international team of colleagues, has written an overview of everything we know about water in interstellar clouds thanks to the Herschel ...
Astronomy
Apr 09, 2021
2
4077
Three-man crew docks at ISS after flight honouring Gagarin (Update)
A three-man crew docked at the international Space Station Friday after a flight honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space.
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
2
40
Shedding more light on molecules linked to life on other planets
The search for life on other planets has received a major boost after scientists revealed the spectral signatures of almost 1000 atmospheric molecules that may be involved in the production or consumption of phosphine, a ...
Astrobiology
Apr 09, 2021
1
2415
Hubble takes a spiral snapshot
The luminous heart of the galaxy M61 dominates this image, framed by its winding spiral arms threaded with dark tendrils of dust. As well as the usual bright bands of stars, the spiral arms of M61 are studded with ruby-red ...
Astronomy
Apr 09, 2021
1
666
American, Russians dock at International Space Station
A trio of Russian and American space travelers launched successfully and reached the International Space Station on Friday.
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
0
16
NASA selects innovative, early-stage tech concepts for continued study
JPL's Lunar Crater Radio Telescope advanced concept is among the projects that have been selected for further research and development.
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
1
12
Liftoff! Pioneers of space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space 60 years ago next week.
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2021
0
6
Dozens of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies detected
Astronomers from the University of Groningen and elsewhere have identified 44 new ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs). The newly found objects most likely belong to the Fornax Cluster. The discovery is reported in a paper ...
Giant radio pulses from pulsars are hundreds of times more energetic than previously believed
A global science collaboration using data from NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station has discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in ...
Astronomy
Apr 08, 2021
2
1442
More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall to Earth each year
Every year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting stars. Some of them reach the ground in the form of micrometeorites.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 08, 2021
2
3074
Say cheese on Mars: Perseverance's selfie with Ingenuity
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (4 meters) away in this image from April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Perseverance captured the ...
Space Exploration
Apr 08, 2021
0
71
New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries. Research ...
Space Exploration
Apr 08, 2021
1
98
NASA's Odyssey orbiter marks 20 historic years of mapping Mars
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched 20 years ago on April 7, making it the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter, which takes its name from Arthur C. Clarke's classic sci-fi novel "2001: ...
Space Exploration
Apr 08, 2021
0
68
More news
NASA's OSIRIS-REx completes final tour of asteroid Bennu
Asteroid crater on Earth provides clues about Martian craters
NASA's Webb Telescope packs its sunshield for a million mile trip
Probing for life in the icy crusts of ocean worlds
60 years after Gagarin, Russia lags in the space race
In Russia, the legend of cosmonaut Gagarin lives on
Lunar Gateway will maintain its orbit with a 6 kW ion engine
Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff
NASA's first weather report from Jezero Crater on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter survives first night alone on Mars
Other news
Better solutions for making hydrogen may lie just at the surface
Exploration of ocean currents beneath the 'Doomsday Glacier'
Australian bush fires warmed the stratosphere for six months
Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants
Birds' blood functions as heating system in winter
DNA methylation regulator QSER1 identified
Learning what makes the nucleus tick
In Peru, a race to vaccinate dogs as two epidemics collide
New study ties solar variability to the onset of decadal La Nina events
Team uses mass spectrometry to study composition of meteorites
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight
Piece of SpaceX rocket debris lands at Washington state farm
Image: Hubble revisits the Veil Nebula
Balancing between build-up and break-down of bone
