Start Your Engines: NASA Picks 3 Teams to Work on Lunar Terrain Vehicle
Some of the biggest names in aerospace --- and the automotive industry --- will play roles in putting NASA astronauts…
The Large Magellanic Cloud isn’t Very Metal
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the Milky Way's most massive satellite galaxy. Because it's so easily observed, astronomers have…
Could We Directly Observe Volcanoes on an Exoplanet?
After a few decades of simply finding exoplanets, humanity is starting to be able to do something more - peer…
What's the Earliest the Moon Could Have Formed?
Astronomers are pretty sure they know where the Moon came from. In the early Solar System, a Mars-sized object dubbed…
How Animal Movements Help Us Study the Planet
Scientists have been underutilizing a key resource we can use to help us understand Earth: animals. Our fellow Earthlings have…
Mapping Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars from Space
Sometimes, all you need for a new discovery is some creative math. That was the case for a new paper…
A Robot Hopper to Explore the Moon’s Dangerous Terrain
Intuitive Machines recently had a major breakthrough, successfully becoming the first non-governmental entity to land on the Moon in February.…
Inside a Week to Totality: Weather Prospects, Solar Activity and More
Looking at prospects for eclipse day and totality.
Want to Leave the Solar System? Here’s a Route to Take
The edge of the Solar System is defined by the heliosphere and its heliopause. The heliopause marks the region where…
Curiosity has Reached an Ancient Debris Channel That Could Have Been Formed by Water
Like a pilgrim seeking wisdom, NASA's MSL Curiosity has been working its way up Mt. Sharp, the dominant central feature…