NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy
NASA has more than 20 Earth-observing satellites that give researchers a global perspective on the interconnected Earth system.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 31, 2022
Mammoth ice volcanoes found on Pluto
Ice volcanoes emit a "thicker, slushy mix of ice and water, or perhaps a solid flow like glaciers" rather than lava.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
The mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface solved by researchers
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 15, 2022
Psyche, the iron giant of asteroids, may be less iron than researchers thought
Asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy metal and more hard rock than formerly thought.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 13, 2022
Scientists solved the mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests a fundamental reason why Mars has no water on its surface.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 7, 2022
Space startup aims to build a robotic outpost near the Moon
A US-based startup aims to build robotic outposts and spacecraft that can be sent to space near the Moon.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 31, 2022
Just Look Up: New asteroid tracking system can monitor entire sky
A state-of-the-art asteroid alert system can scan the entire dark sky every 24 hours for dangerous bodies that could plummet toward Earth.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
Volcanic lake in Costa Rica shows how life might have existed on Mars
The hydrothermal crater lake of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is one of the most hostile habitats on the planet.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 25, 2022
Liquid water under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage
Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 15, 2022
Scientists have identified why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 8, 2022
'Light propulsion' -- scientists plan to launch tiny lifeforms into interstellar space
This has never been done before, to push macroscopic objects at speeds approaching the speed of light. Mass is such a huge barrier.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Researchers have identified the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 2021
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space
NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 1, 2021
Killer asteroids abound. NASA is ready to do something about it
A chunk of rock and iron, which was 60 feet across, served as a violent reminder that Earth, bombarded daily with tons of space-going debris
Joseph Shavit
Nov 27, 2021
Scientists fling model stars at a virtual black hole to see who survives
Watch as eight stars skirt a black hole 1 million times the mass of the Sun in these supercomputer simulations.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2021
NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2021
Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants
A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 15, 2021
Snoopy in the sky with Artemis
A new rocket designed to launch humans to the moon, Mars and beyond will launch next year with a familiar fuzzy figure—Snoopy.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 12, 2021
Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its vicinity.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2021
New space telescope to peer back at the universe's first galaxies
Among other goals, James Webb will search the atmospheres of alien planets for what scientists call "biosignatures" -- the presence of life.
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