COVID-19 Treatments Require so Much Oxygen it Could Delay Rocket Launches
Supply chains have been wreaking havoc across the industrial world. The complex web that holds the world’s economies together has…
Cosmonauts Find Cracks in the Aging Zarya ISS Module
Cosmonauts aboard the ISS have reported new cracks in the Zarya module, the latest indication that the ISS is showing…
Dusty Snow on Mars Could be Melting Just Below the Surface
Dust on Mars gets everywhere - including on top of ice deposited during one of Mars’ previous ice ages. Just…
Brown Dwarfs are Probably Much More Common in the Milky Way Than Previously Believed
An accidental discovery suggests that brown dwarfs are more common than we thought, and may solve the mystery of the…
China Wants to Build a Spaceship That’s Kilometers Long
China is considering building spacecraft in orbit that would measure a few kilometers long and ensure they become the dominant…
Thanks to Ingenuity’s Pictures, Perseverance Knows Where to Drive to Next
The Perseverance rover now has a new tool to help scientists and engineers figure out where the rover goes next.…
What a Perfect Gravitational Lens
A stunning new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a nearly perfect Einstein Ring, an effect caused by gravitational…
After Its Last Rock Sample Crumbled Into Powder, Perseverance is Going to try Again
In the last two decades, we have all grown accustomed to rovers exploring Mars. At least one rover has been…
If Planet 9 is out There, Here's Where to Look
A study of Kuiper belt objects points strongly to the existence of a super-Earth on the outer edge of our…
Astronomers Locate the Source of High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Using a novel approach, a team of researchers has confirmed that the elusive source of cosmic rays is indeed supernova…