Organic molecules found in a Mars meteorite that crash-landed on Earth are not signs of life, but instead formed in chemical reactions between water and rock on the Red Planet about 4 billion years ago.
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Curvature of space-time measured using 'atomic fountain'
A group of physicists has measured gravity using the effects of time dilation — the slowing of time imparted by increased velocity or gravitational force — on atoms.
Do the Plumes from Saturn’s Icy Moon Really Reach Down to Its Ocean?
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus harbors a subsurface ocean, and many astronomers have believed that watery plumes erupting from its surface might provide an easy way to sample it. But computer […]
Live coverage: Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket to deploy seven smallsats into orbit
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket. The air-launched rocket will climb into orbit with seven small satellites after release from a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft southwest of Los Angeles. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Mosaic Flight: NASA's 100th flight director leads Mission Control
For over 60 years, dedicated teams in NASA's Mission Control have provided support for astronauts in space. Out of the thousands on staff during that time, less than 100 led the room, until now.
The hunt is on for exomoons around alien planets and scientists may have just found one
Time for another tantalizing glimpse of what alien solar systems might look like.
SpaceX launches 105 small satellites into orbit, nails rocket landing
SpaceX successfully launched 105 small satellites into orbit before landing a veteran booster back on Earth on Thursday (Jan. 13).
Halo games in chronological order
Saddle up, Spartans! Our list of Halo games in chronological order takes you on a journey of the legendary franchise.
Solar power, going down
Image: Solar power, going down
What is wormhole theory?
The wormhole theory postulates that a theoretical passage through space-time could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe.
Astronomy Jargon 101: Interstellar Medium
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll have a lot of time to contemplate today’s topic: the interstellar medium!
What fills the vast spaces between the stars? Mostly nothing – those expanses would register as a vacuum in a laboratory here on Earth. But it’s not completely, totally, 100% empty. If you look closely, and wait long enough, you’ll see a beehive of activity.
Europa Clipper’s Thermal Imaging System was Tested Here on Earth
The highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission, set to launch in 2024, will investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa. This icy moon with a subsurface ocean is considered one of the most enticing places in our Solar System where life might exist. To look beneath Europa’s icy crust, the Clipper mission has a host of instruments looking for plumes and ‘hot spots.’
Streams of stars orbiting the Milky Way shed light on galaxy’s dark matter
Stellar groupings orbiting the outskirts of the Milky Way shed new light on the elusive dark matter surrounding our galaxy.
Virgin Orbit launching 7 satellites today: Watch it live
The "Above the Clouds" mission is scheduled to lift off from California's Mojave Air and Space Port today (Jan. 13) between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST (2100 to 2330 GMT).
SpaceX readies for Transporter-3 launch this morning
SpaceX is preparing another one of its Falcon 9 rockets to launch a bevy of small satellites into space this morning (Jan. 13), and you can watch the fiery action live online.
Powerful superflares discovered erupting from superdense stellar corpse
A rare type of white dwarf star has been erupting in the most extreme superflares of its kind ever seen, researchers find in a new study.
'Cow' supernova is brightest ever seen in X-ray observations
Astronomers have spotted the brightest ever 'Ccow' supernova shining in x-rays providing evidence the mysterious phenomenon might be driven by an emerging black hole or a neutron star.
Meet Relativity Space: the little 3D printing rocket company that could
One fast-growing rocket start-up is 3D printing its way to space.
Roswell Incident: the truth behind the 'flying saucer' crash
Did a UFO really crash land at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
Live coverage: SpaceX ready to launch 105 satellites today
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The mission will launch 105 small satellites from customers in 20 nations. Follow us on Twitter.
1,000-light-year "Bubble" Is the Source of All Nearby Baby Stars
Supernovae that carved out the Local Bubble, a cavity around the Sun, have also triggered star formation at the bubble's edges.
