Animation showing an artist’s view of the internal structure of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Preparing astronauts for the mental and emotional challenges of deep space
But the floating freedom offered by the lack of attractiveness also introduces a number of limitations…
NASA’s DAVINCI space probe plunges into the infernal atmosphere of Venus
NASA’s DAVINCI mission will study the origin, evolution and current state of Venus in unprecedented detail…
A census of 140,000 galaxies has revealed a surprising fact about their stars
How many types of stars live in other galaxies? It seems like a simple question, but…
High Contrast Imaging Reveals Unknown Structure in Galaxy
Artist’s impression of a giant galaxy with a high-energy jet. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Astronomers have just…
A “super-earth” exoplanet four times larger than our planet has been discovered
Meet Ross 508 b: Scientists discover an exoplanet ‘super-Earth’ four times larger than ours orbiting a…
5 planets will line up in the sky early this month
Beginning in the early morning hours of Friday, June 3, the five planets of Mercury, Venus,…
The mysterious Hypatia stone may hold the earliest evidence of a Type Ia . supernova
Zoom / Small samples of Hypatia stone next to a small coin. Rare Type Ia supernovae…
First images from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrop Grumman These first…
Time crystals are ‘impossible’, but they are subject to quantum physics
In a new experiment, scientists create two time crystals inside a superfluid, and bring them into…