NASA Gives a Detailed Analysis of all the Landing Debris Perseverance Has Found on Mars
A recent blog by Dr. Justin Maki, Imaging Scientist and the Deputy Principal Investigator on the Perseverance rover Mastcam-Z camera,…
A Planet has Been Found That Shifts In and Out of the Habitable Zone
A super-Earth planet has been found orbiting a red dwarf star, only 37 light-years from the Earth. Named Ross 508…
‘For All Mankind’ Gives Harsh Reality Check About Human Space Exploration
* Warning: Mild Spoilers Ahead * The Apple TV+ series, For All Mankind, just wrapped up Season 3 and is…
Astronomers Find the Oldest Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebulae are short-lived "leftovers" of sun-like stars. Most of these "star ghosts" only last—at most—about 25,000 years. Usually, their…
The Geology at Jezero Crater is Even More Complex Than Scientists Were Expecting
The Perseverance rover has mapped the structure beneath the Jezero Crater, which shows signs of rocks that could have formed…
A Merger Completely Shut Down Star Formation
What's the recipe for forming stars? Yep, lots of gas and dust. Galaxies rich in these materials get to make…
Problem Solved! Voyager 1 is no Longer Sending Home Garbled Data!
Earlier this year, the teams attached to the Voyager 1 mission noticed that the venerable spacecraft was sending weird readouts…
What is ISRU, and How Will it Help Human Space Exploration?
As Artemis 1 prepares for its maiden launch with the goal of putting astronauts back on the Moon’s surface within…
NASA Will Try Again on September 3 For First Launch of Artemis
After reviewing the data from Monday’s scrubbed launch attempt for the Space Launch System/Artemis- 1 test flight, NASA's Mission Management…
Science Fiction was an Inspiration for Many Professional Astronomers
What do MINBAR, TARDIS, Cardassian Expansion, BoRG, DS9, Tatooines, and ACBAR all have in common? They're names of astronomical surveys…