The near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa was indeed ejected from the moon, a new study confirms, suggesting more lunar fragments dwell among near-Earth asteroids.
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Hubble Space Telescope reveals an unexpected galaxy trio (photo)
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a galaxy overshadowed by its larger, merging companions.
A Fast Radio Burst Took 8 Billion Years to Reach Us
Fast Radio Bursts are an astrophysical enigma. They are intense bursts of radio energy lasting anywhere from a fraction of a millisecond to a few seconds, typically with a frequency of around 1,400 MHz, and we still don’t know what causes them. They were first detected in 2007 but were initially so rare and short-lived that it was difficult to confirm they weren’t terrestrial in origin. With the inauguration of the CHIME telescope and other wide-field radio observatories, we started observing lots of them, which confirmed they were both astrophysical and mostly coming from outside our galaxy. Now one has been observed from a galaxy 8 billion light years away, and it could help us solve a cosmological mystery.
Watch NASA test a 3D-printed rocket nozzle designed for deep space (video)
NASA recently conducted a hot-fire test of a new experimental rocket nozzle in order to test 3D printing techniques and new materials for hardware designed to reach deep space.
What happens when neutron stars collide? Astronomers may finally know
When neutron stars collide, heavy elements like gold can be forged in the extremely violent aftermath. But what else can 3D simulations of the event show us?
Largest-ever Computer Simulation of the Universe
The Flamingo simulations are not only the largest but also the most all-encompassing simulations of the universe, from 13.75 billion years ago to today.
China recruits Pakistan and Belarus for its planned moon base
Pakistan and Belarus just became partners on the International Lunar Research Station, which China aims to build on the moon in the 2030s.
Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera scores prequel series from Titan Comics, 'House of the Bloodaxe'
A first look at Titan Comics' 'Rebel Moon' prequel series, 'Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe.'
NASA begins to chart path forward on its Mars Sample Return architecture following independent review
This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples of rocks and soil being collected from the Martian surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover.
Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech
The next decade will be a critical time for the exploration of Mars with the multi-agency Mars Sample Return (MSR) being the marquee mission. The undertaking has been decades in the making, but an independent review of the MSR architecture raised some key questions about the feasibility and cost.
James Webb Space Telescope could have explained the mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years away
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
The Moon is 40 Million Years Older Than We Thought
An object the size of Mars crashed into the Earth over 4 billion years ago, creating a cloud of debris that formed the Moon. When the Apollo astronauts landed on the lunar surface, they found and brought back Moon rocks that helped pinpoint when this event happened. Now, a new study of crystals in the lunar samples pushed that event back even further –about 40 million years earlier than previous estimates — setting the Moon’s formation to about 4.46 billion years old – not long after the Earth formed.
European Service Module for Artemis II connected to Orion vehicle
The second European Service Module was connected to the rest of the Orion spacecraft which will be used in the Artemis II mission that will bring astronauts around the Moon and back for the first time in over 50 years.
NASA's Aaron Yazzie explores Mars in PBS's 'Native America' Season 2 (exclusive)
NASA engineer and Navajo Aaron Yazzie talks space robotics in an exclusive clip from PBS's "Native America" series.
'Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek' alternate dimension miniseries coming in 2024
IDW Publishing just announced the new 'Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek' miniseries, which is coming in March 2024.
Crunch time for Phoebus
Launching things into space is hard. Aside from the engines and software, orbital calculations and the launch pad, the tanks that hold the fuel are a masterful example of engineering in their own right – and ESA will soon be testing the next generation of rocket tanks: Phoebus.
See the moon and Saturn take a night swim in Aquarius tonight
The moon and Saturn will take a night swim together in the watery constellation of Aquarius on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as the two bodies make a close approach and come into conjunction.
If the Perseverance rover found evidence of life on Mars, would we recognize it?
The rover recently came across some eye-catching circular rock structures, and they are attention-grabbers for good reason. That's because they resemble ones formed by microbial communities in some lakes on Earth.
“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected
The ground shakes. Paintings tilt. Walls crack. Rubble may fall. On Earth, we understand how and where these events happen due to the discovery of plate tectonics – the continental crust’s creation, movement, and destruction. However, when astronauts placed seismometers on the lunar surface during NASA’s Apollo mission era, those instruments recorded quakes on the Moon. In the 1970s, the Viking landers also recorded quakes on the surface of Mars. Since neither of these worlds has plate tectonics, scientists set about collecting more data to understand the phenomena, which led to the recent NASA InSight lander. Now, a new paper in Geophysical Research Letters explains how the largest recorded seismic event on Mars provided evidence for a different sort of tectonic origin — the release of stress within the Martian crust.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission officially surpasses asteroid sample size goal
Scientists have confirmed that OSIRIS-REx brought home at least 70.3 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its intended goal of 60 grams.
Fly along with India's crew capsule on crucial test flight (video)
A new video shows you the historic Oct. 21 test flight of India's new crew capsule from the spacecraft's perspective.
Shortest 'fast radio bursts' ever discovered last only 1 millionth of a second
Researchers have reported evidence of FRBs that each last for a microsecond — the shortest FRBs yet observed.
