Can waves of gravity be lensed by gravity? A recent study looks for lensed gravitational waves.
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crossed its 50-mile-high space boundary over New Mexico for the first time today, after months…
In outer space, an object’s location has a huge impact on its temperature. The closer the object is to its…
A Japanese oil exploration company recently dug up some samples from the Pacific Ocean floor and donated them to researchers. …
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics published a paper last week that just might explain a mysterious…
Underground habitats have recently become a focal point of off-planet colonization efforts. Protection from micrometeorites, radiation, and other potential hazards…
Ever felt the need to get somewhere really, really quickly? Would Mach 17 work? That’s the speed a new prototype…
The first pictures from a Chinese probe on the surface of Mars were released May 19, sparking a plea from NASA’s…
In the near future, astronauts could use a handheld electron beam to remove lunar dust from their suits and hardware.
The first total lunar eclipse of 2021 occurs early next week and features the largest Full Moon of the year.