Lunar Landers Could Spray Instant Landing Pads as They Arrive at the Moon
Space exploration requires all kinds of interesting solutions to complex problems. There is a branch of NASA designed to support…
Aging White Dwarfs Become Even More Magnetic
A survey of white dwarfs shows they get more magnetic as they age, and we don't know why.
NASA’s Human Space Exploration Division is Being Split in Two
Large government organizations require lots of people to run them. NASA is no exception. America’s space agency has long been…
How Much Carbon Dioxide Snow Falls Every Winter on Mars?
New research hows how changes in the size of the Martian polar ice caps are associated with annual changes in…
Vera Rubin Observatory Should Find 5 Interstellar Objects a Year, Many of Which we Could Chase Down With Spacecraft
According to new research, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will detect 5 `Oumuamua-like objects a year, creating many opportunities for…
China’s First Space Station Crew is Back From Orbit
The crew of China's Tiangong space station returned to Earth, having set a new record for the longest Chinese crewed…
The Early Solar System was Messier and More Violent Than Previously Believed
Our conventional models of planet formation may have to be updated, according to a pair of new papers. Accretion is…
No News Here, Just a Beautiful Globular Cluster Captured by Hubble. That is all.
Here’s some beauty for your timeline: a stunning and ancient globular cluster captured by the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. The…
This is the Reactor That Could Make it Possible to Return From Mars
Remember when engineers proposed one-way trips to Mars, because round trips are just too expensive to bring people back to…
What Happens to Interstellar Objects Captured by the Solar System?
Now that we know that interstellar objects (ISOs) visit our Solar System, scientists are keen to understand them better. How…