Want to Start a Farm on Mars? This Rover Will Find Out if it’s Possible
Travelling to Mars has its own challenges. The distance alone makes the journey something of a mission in itself. Arrive…
Which Animal Has Seen the Most Total Solar Eclipses?
In a paper published on the 1st April, author Mark Popinchalk reported upon a fascinating piece of research focussing on…
The Moon Will Get its Own Time Zone
White House officials have directed NASA to begin work on establishing a standard time for the Moon, according to a…
A New Tabletop Experiment to Search for Dark Matter
What is Dark Matter? We don't know. At this stage of the game, scientists are busy trying to detect it…
NASA Announces Starliner’s Next Launch Attempt: May 6
Starliner, the new crewed capsule from Boeing, has been in the works for a long time. Originally unveiled in 2010,…
Perseverance Finds its Dream Rock
If there's a Holy Grail on Mars, it's probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it…
Start Your Engines: NASA Picks 3 Teams to Work on Lunar Terrain Vehicle
Some of the biggest names in aerospace --- and the automotive industry --- will play roles in putting NASA astronauts…
The Large Magellanic Cloud isn’t Very Metal
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the Milky Way's most massive satellite galaxy. Because it's so easily observed, astronomers have…
Could We Directly Observe Volcanoes on an Exoplanet?
After a few decades of simply finding exoplanets, humanity is starting to be able to do something more - peer…
What's the Earliest the Moon Could Have Formed?
Astronomers are pretty sure they know where the Moon came from. In the early Solar System, a Mars-sized object dubbed…