Here’s How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
Several unexplained measurements are threatening to upend scientists’ understanding of the universe’s origin and fate
As space agencies turn their gaze to the moon, we need to consider what werewolves might mean for lunar exploration—and vice versa
Defunct satellites and other pieces of orbital debris are pumping metals into Earth’s fragile upper atmosphere, with effects unknown
A planet-vaporizing impact is the leading explanation for a distant star’s curiously fluctuating light
Strange patterns in the orbits of small objects in the outer solar system could be explained by gaps in our understanding of gravity rather than an as-yet-unseen new world
A Stanford researcher is growing crystals on the International Space Station and electronics to withstand the extreme environments of Venus.
Astronomers have found high-altitude clouds formed from quartz crystals on the gas-giant world WASP-17b
The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared gaze sheds new light on the Orion nebula, an icon of the night sky
The sun’s magnetic poles are about to reverse as part of a regular 11-year sunspot activity cycle
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