Space

mars' surface with the left side of the image toned yellow and the right side blue

Astronomy

NASA shares colorful “postcard” of Mars’ surface

NASA has used photos taken by the Curiosity rover to create a gorgeous “postcard” of the Martian landscape.

Kristin Houser

a crowd of young people with their backs to the camera watching a rocket fly through the air in the distance

Aerospace

Students build reusable rocket, win $5,000 from NASA

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has won Student Launch 2023, NASA’s annual rocket-building competition.

Kristin Houser

an illustration of a capsule reentering Earth's atmosphere

Aerospace

SpaceX successfully launches world’s first “space factory”

SpaceX has successfully deployed a “space factory” developed by startup Varda Space Industries to manufacture drugs in microgravity.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Scientists discover two brand new minerals in massive meteorite

A massive, 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite located in Somalia contains two new minerals never seen before in nature.

Kristin Houser

Planet Earth

Are we living in a baby universe that looks like a black hole to outside observers?

If the black holes that form in our cosmos give birth to baby Universes, perhaps we arose from the formation of a black hole ourselves.

Ethan Siegel

Outer Space

Ancient killer asteroid created a megatsunami on Mars

3.4 billion years ago, an asteroid impact created a megatsunami on Mars that extended for 1500 kilometers. Here's the fascinating story.

Ethan Siegel

Aerospace

NASA invests $57 million in a 3D laser printer to build moon bases

NASA has invested $57.2 into construction company ICON’s 3D printer for building on the moon, Mars, and beyond.

Kristin Houser

Outer Space

What the new Earth-threatening asteroid means for humanity

In a remarkable achievement, three new large asteroids have been found in the most elusive place: inside the orbit of Earth.

Ethan Siegel

Aerospace

Astronomers detect “mystery molecule” in exoplanet’s atmosphere

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we now know more about the atmosphere of WASP-39b, a distant gas giant, than any other exoplanet.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

New ultra-thin solar cells could be the future of space power

Ultra-thin solar cells could extend the operational lifetimes of satellites while also making missions less costly and more efficient.

Sam Jarman

Aerospace

Australia’s first rocket set to launch in 2023

Gilmour Space expects to launch its first rocket in 2023, which will add Australia to the short list of nations to send rockets to space.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA’s Orion spacecraft sends back first images

NASA has shared the first images from its Orion spacecraft, which is expected to do a lunar flyby on November 21.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

What is the largest planet out of all the ones we know?

The "upper limit" to the size of our planets is exceeded in other stellar systems, but double Jupiter's radius seems to be the limit.

Ethan Siegel

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