China Wants to Retrieve a Sample of Mars by 2028
In preparation for their sample-return mission to Mars (Tianwen-3), Chinese scientists have created an atmospheric model that accurately simulates Martian…
How Einstein Unlocked the Quantum Universe and Created the Photon
It started with a simple experiment that was all the rage in the early 20th century. And as is usually…
An Epic Collaboration Between Hubble and JWST
Hubble and Webb have come together to create one of the most detailed and revealing images of an iconic galaxy…
If You Account for the Laniakea Supercluster, The Hubble Tension Might Be Even Larger
When you measure the Universe's expansion rate to relatively nearby galaxies against the expansion rate in the cosmic microwave background…
How to Think About a Four-Dimensional Universe
In Einstein's famous theory of relativity the concepts of immutable space and time aren’t just put aside, they’re explicitly and…
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…
ESA is Testing a Modular Multipurpose Rover that Could Be a Science Lab or a Tiny Bulldozer
Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals…
If We Could Find Them, Primordial Black Holes Would Explain a Lot About the Universe
As far as we know, black holes can only be formed by the death of massive stars, but a persistent…
Trisat-R’s 2-mm Camera Took This Picture of the Earth From 6,000 Km Away
An innovative camera pioneering a new technology in space caught a unique view of our home world.
Is Anything Absolute with Relativity?
The theory of relativity is at once simple and elegant but also maddeningly nonintuitive. There’s no need to get into…