You Know it’s Spring on Mars When the Carbon Dioxide is Starting to Sublimate
The northern hemisphere of Mars is beginning to thaw from winter. But for the red planet, that doesn't mean that…
One of the Oldest Stars in the Galaxy has a Planet. Rocky Planets Were Forming at Nearly the Beginning of the Universe
Would it be surprising to find a rocky planet that dates back to the very early Universe? It should be.…
NASA has Chosen 4 new Pioneer Missions: Aspera, Pandora, StarBurst, and PEUO
Budget constraints are a major consideration for every space program throughout the world. Lately, NASA has taken a particularly bold…
A Cubesat Will Test out Water as a Propulsion System
Novel propulsion systems for CubeSats have been on an innovative tear of late. UT has reported on propulsion systems that…
Away From the Light Pollution of the Inner Solar System, New Horizons was Able to see how Dark the Universe Really is
Just how dark is the universe, anyway? It's a pretty hard thing to measure when we're sitting this close to…
Astronomers Hoped to see Evidence of Dark Matter Particles Inside Betelgeuse. No Luck
Axions are a hypothetical particle that might explain the existence of dark matter. But it might occasionally interact with normal…
Tree Rings Reveal 1,000 Years of Solar Activity
The Sun has a lot of rhythm and goes through different cycles of activity. The most well-known cycle might be…
Why do Planetary Nebulae Look the Way They Do?
Planetary nebulae are the most beautiful objects in the night sky. Their gossamer shells of gas are otherworldly and evocative.…
There are Seven Rocky Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System and They’re Surprisingly Similar
The TRAPPIST-1 system has long be studied by exoplanet hunters due to its unique quantity of planets that happen to…
Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem
Rocket fuel is one of the most important components of any maneuverable spacecraft. That is also true for ion thrusters…