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5 moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
The technologies behind weather forecasting, GPS and even smartphones can trace their origins to the race to the moon.
July 19, 2019
Enceladus’ ocean right age to support life
The subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus seems possibly habitable in many ways. Now a new study has determined it's the right age to support life, too.
July 17, 2019
Join space scientists marking Apollo anniversary
Join online as leading space scientists discuss the legacy of Apollo 11 during the mission's 50th anniversary this week.
July 17, 2019
The eclipse that marked the start of the Iroquois Confederacy
The total solar eclipse of August 22, 1142, may have coincided with the birth of the Iroquois Confederacy, oldest democracy in North America and possibly on Earth.
July 15, 2019
Dragonfly aims for Saturn’s moon Titan
Scheduled for launch in 2026, the Dragonfly mission will look for clues to the origins of life, and possibly even evidence of life itself, on Saturn's alien yet remarkably Earth-like moon Titan.
July 14, 2019
Astronomers spot asteroid with shortest year known
The newly-discovered rocky body - dubbed 2019 LF6 - orbits the sun roughly every 151 days.
July 12, 2019
Dust storms swirl at Mars’ north pole
Over the last month, ESA’s Mars Express has been watching dust storms brew at the planet's north pole and disperse toward the equator.
July 10, 2019
Is the Random Transiter weirder than Tabby’s Star?
Move over, Tabby's Star. The Random Transiter may now be the weirdest star in the galaxy. Kepler data revealed 28 transits in front of this star in 87 days. What caused them? Multiple planets? A disintegrating planet? Alien megastructures?
July 9, 2019
Success with a new theory of gravity
Supercomputer simulations of galaxies show that Einstein’s general theory of relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies form. The new Chameleon Theory is a possible alternative.
July 8, 2019
