Dark Matter Experiment Fails to Turn Up the Mysterious Particle, but Narrows its Hiding Places
So much in science is based on constraints. If scientists don't understand something, they try to constrain it as much…
Watch the Mars Sample Return Mission Test the Rocket That’ll Leap off the Surface of Mars
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been going through a rough patch lately. We recently reported on reports coming out…
Jupiter’s Moons Get the JWST Treatment
A pair of studies published in JGR: Planets and Science Advances discuss new findings from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
Tether a Sunshade to an Asteroid to Slow Down Climate Change
It probably comes as no surprise to people suffering through drastic weather this year that our planet is heating up.…
What Does 60 Years of Silence Tell Us About the Search for Extraterrestrials?
Astronomers have only been scanning the skies for a signal from extraterrestrial civilizations for about 60 years. Although no signal…
Did Powerful Asteroid Impacts Make Venus So Different From Earth?
A new study connects impacts during Venus' early history to its smooth and "youthful" appearance today.
Computer Algorithm Finds a “Potentially Hazardous” Asteroid
Humanity has been on an asteroid-finding spree as of late. Those close to Earth, known as Near Earth Objects (NEOs),…
Oops. NASA Accidentally Points Voyager 2’s Antenna Away from Earth, Temporarily Losing Contact
It's every space mission's nightmare: losing contact with the spacecraft. In the best case, you recover it right away. Worst…
NASA is Working on Technology to 3D Print Circuits in Space
A collaboration of engineers from NASA and academia recently tested hybrid printed electronic circuits near the edge of space, also…
The PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter Ever
A new study estimates how many exoplanets the ESA's PLATO mission will discover during its four-year run, with encouraging results!