Why 2023 is a Great Year for the Perseid Meteors
Don’t miss one of the best meteor displays of 2023, as the Perseids peak this coming weekend.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Had an Unscheduled Landing, But Flew Again
The Ingenuity helicopter continues to explore the landscape around Jezero Crater on Mars, now more than 800 days into its…
Mars is Spinning Faster and Faster
Before it retired, NASA's Mars Insight Lander sent home detailed data about the rotation of Mars. From these data, planetary…
A New Paper Shows How To Change An Asteroid Into A Space Habitat – In Just 12 Years
The basic idea of turning an asteroid into a rotating space habitat has existed for a while. Despite that, it's…
Curiosity Had to Route Around a 23-Degree Slope to Reach a Fascinating Field of Craters
It's hard to believe, but Mars Curiosity Rover has been on Mars doing its thing for 11 years. And, so…
Graphene Could Be A Game Changing Material In Space – With A Bit More Research
Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material. Undeniably, it has astounding properties - stronger than steel, a…
Two Stars Orbiting Each Other So Closely They Could Fit Inside the Sun
Astronomers have discovered a pair of star-like objects orbiting each other extremely quickly, with an entire ‘year’ lasting just 1.9…
Some Metal Meteorites Have a Tiny Magnetic Field. But How?
A portion of the metallic meteorites found on Earth have traces of magnetism. This is surprising since you need a…
A Bronze Age Arrowhead was Made Out of a Meteorite
It's sometimes hard to remember that meteorites have been hitting our planets for millions of years. And some of them…
Spacecraft, Landers and Rovers Could be Recycled for Parts on the Moon
Additive manufacturing is slowly becoming more and more useful as the technology improves. One of the places it continues its…