Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter survived its first night on the Martian surface and is preparing for its first test flight.
Here’s a Strange Rock That Perseverance Shot With its Laser
Perseverance has been busy lately. After testing its systems out, taking the first sound recording ever on the Red Planet,…
Lunar Gateway Will Maintain its Orbit With a 6 kW ion Engine
The ionic propulsion system that will allow the Lunar Gateway to orbit the Moon just got its first test, and…
Uranus X-Rays are Probably Reflected Sunlight, but There Could be Another Source as Well
X-rays offer a unique insight into the astronomical world. Invisible to the naked eye, most commonly they are thought of…
Is Dark Matter Responsible for Extra Gamma Rays Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?
For years astronomers have puzzled over a strange excess of gamma rays coming from the galactic center. Annihilating dark matter…
There are new Stars Forming Near the Core of the Milky Way Despite the Harsh Environment
The central core of our galaxy is not a friendly place for star formation, and yet new observations have revealed…
Roman Telescope Could Turn up Over 100,000 Planets Through Microlensing
Recently we reported on a haul of 2,200 new exoplanets from the 2 year primary mission of the Transiting Exoplanet…
InSight Detects Two Significant Quakes from the Cerberus Fossae Region on Mars
NASA's InSight lander felt the distant rumble of two major 'marsquakes' in March, originating from a region near the Martian…
A new way to see Inside Neutron Stars
Astronomers study neutron stars using a method made famous by jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
A Lake in a Martian Crater was Once Filled by Glacial Runoff
Using images obtained by the MRO, a team of researchers has found features on Mars that were formed billions of…