NASA Maps Out the Water On Mars. Some Will Be So Easy to Get, You Could Dig it Out With a Shovel
NASA has created a map showing how water is distributed on Mars. The water is frozen under the surface of…
Planets Started Out From Dust Clumping Together. Here’s How
A new study by a team of German physicists and an American biomedical engineer has solved a long-standing problem in…
The Spaceport America Cup Joins Crowdsourcing Platform HeroX to Propel Student Innovation!
The 2020 Spaceport America Cup will be the largest to date, thanks to a new collaboration with crowdsourcing powerhouse HeroX!
The Site Has Been Chosen! Here’s Where OSIRIS-REx is Going To Take a Sample from Bennu
NASA has chosen the sampling site for its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After narrowing it down to four potential sites and examining…
North and South America, At Night
Along with all of their space-exploration, planet-hunting, and astronomy-based endeavours, NASA also keeps a very keen eye on Earth. In…
Watch NASA Test an SLS Tank to Destruction
By the time a rocket actually launches, it's components have been through a ton of rigorous testing. That's certainly true…
Dark Matter Could Be A Source of Gamma Rays Coming from the Center of the Milky Way
There's a lot of mysterious goings-on at the center of the Milky Way. The supermassive black hole that resides there…
An Upcoming ESA Mission is Going to Remove one Piece of Space Junk From Orbit
A specialized spacecraft will be sent to orbit by the ESA in 2025 to remove a piece of space debris,…
Carnival of Space #641
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
How Spiral Galaxies Get Their Shape
Spiral galaxies are an iconic form. They're used in product logos and all sorts of other places. We even live…