[ad_1] Back to Article List Material collected from Bennu has undergone initial analysis, showing signs of abundant water and carbon — components necessary for life. Dark-colored regolith from the asteroid Bennu lies scattered around the outside of OSIRIS-REx's sample...

[ad_1] BOULDER, Colo. — NASA says it’s going to play a bigger role in studying what’s behind unidentified anomalous phenomena, the newfangled name for what we used to call UFOs. But exactly how should NASA step into that role? The astrophysicist who helped get the...

[ad_1] Applications 10/10/2023 1044 views 43 likes With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it’s important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research shows that the...

[ad_1] A star-studded cosmic neighbor 210,000 light-years away is now available to view on our computer screens in unprecedented detail, thanks to NASA’s mighty James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the power of modern internet connection.The newly released James Webb...

[ad_1] The Wok the Hydrogen (WOK) radio telescope provides 24 inches (61 centimeters) of aperture and happens to be the perfect shape for capturing the 21-cm radio emissions of neutral hydrogen. Credit: Fung et al. (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15163.pdf) Want to...

[ad_1] Aerobraking is commonly used to slow down spacecraft when they arrive at various planetary systems. It requires a spacecraft to dip into the atmosphere of a celestial body in the planetary system, such as a moon or the planet itself, and use the resistance from...

[ad_1] Applications 09/10/2023 1310 views 58 likes ESA is calling for visionary ideas for how to use a constellation of communication and navigation satellites around the Moon to establish lunar businesses – and unlock opportunities on Earth. Hundreds of missions to...

[ad_1] World Space Week 2023 is here and Space.com is looking at the current state of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on astronomy and space exploration as the space age celebrates its 66th anniversary. Here, Keith Cooper discusses how AI might help humans...

[ad_1] With the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) hiding in the glare of the Sun, illustrated in this artist's...

[ad_1] The Moon was once a geologically active place characterized by volcanoes, lava flows, and a magnetic field generated by action in its interior. The Moon’s airless environment has perfectly preserved evidence of this past and can be seen today as dark deposits,...