[ad_1] If the periodic table listed the elements in order of their importance to life, then oxygen might bully its way to the top. Without oxygen, Earth’s complex life likely would not exist. So when scientists detect oxygen on another world, they turn their attention...

[ad_1] ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen explains how two experiments involving virtual reality makes on International Space Station. The first is Virtual Assistance Mental Balance (VAMB) where Andreas gets to enjoy a calm setting in nature that helps him relax. The...

[ad_1] The asteroid Apophis, infamous because it's headed to brush past Earth in 2029, most likely isn't something to worry about, a new study finds. This space rock, scientists calculated, will not collide with other space rocks that could worryingly alter its orbit...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The icy moon hosts a liquid ocean and produces 26 pounds of oxygen each second, but is that enough to support life? Europa is one of Jupiter's many moons. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Kevin M. Gill CC BY 3.0 Europa,...

[ad_1] Stars shape their solar systems. It’s true of ours, and it’s true of others. But for some massive stars, their power to shape still-forming systems is fateful and final. In their youth, stars are surrounded by a rotating mass of gas and dust called a...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 04/03/2024 546 views 5 likes Looking deep into space and time, two teams using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old Universe was...

[ad_1] Don't kid yourselves, LucasArts' "Star Wars: Battlefront" and "Star Wars Battlefront II" are some of the most beloved "Star Wars" video games of the last two decades, with plenty of enjoyable space opera action for your hard-earned dollars and now they're...

[ad_1] Back to Article List From the March 2024 issue Because of the way our eyes see combinations of frequencies of light, green can never dominate the color of a star. The double star Albireo in Cygnus shows off beautiful contrasting colors of orange and blue, which...

[ad_1] Just about every day we here on Earth get a breathtaking picture of Mars’s terrain sent back by a rover. But, the view from space can be pretty amazing, too. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) just sent back a thought-provoking picture of Curiosity as it...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 01/03/2024 670 views 8 likes Space has led to technological innovations with wide-ranging applications in healthcare. Beyond consumer gadgets, such as wireless headsets and scratch-resistant lenses, space exploration is a catalyst for...