Asteroid Bennu might have been part of an ocean world

Asteroid Bennu might have been part of an ocean world

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, brought back by the OSIRIS-REx mission, contains hints that it was once part of a planetesimal......

Scientists suspect there's microbial life on Mercury

Scientists suspect there's microbial life on Mercury

Researchers from the Planetary Science Institute claim they have evidence of salt glaciers on Mercury, and beneath those glaciers......

Huge deposits of ice discovered at Mars equator

Huge deposits of ice discovered at Mars equator

More than 15 years ago, the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission scrutinized a region near the equator called Medusae......

How do ice worms survive in glaciers?

How do ice worms survive in glaciers?

Mesenchytraeus solifugus is the name of a species of ice worms that thrive at temperatures below zero on Pacific Northwest......

ISS will serve as a cancer research lab before retirement

ISS will serve as a cancer research lab before retirement

The International Space Station (ISS) has been assigned a new job before being shut down for good after 2030: it is currently......

The United States east coast is sinking rapidly

The United States east coast is sinking rapidly

The eastern coast of the United States, where population density is higher than in other parts of the country, has been......

The Milky Way contains trillions of orphan planets

The Milky Way contains trillions of orphan planets

Scientists from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Osaka University in Japan expect that the Roman......

Earth has just experienced the worst solar flare so far

Earth has just experienced the worst solar flare so far

Our planet has been hit this December with powerful flares as the Sun is entering the most active phase of its 11-year cycle,......

James Webb Telescope detects mysterious structures in the center of Milky Way

James Webb Telescope detects mysterious structures in the center of Milky Way

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed a captivating new image of the Milky Way captured by......

[videos] Why linear aerospike engine failed adoption in aerospace industry

[videos] Why linear aerospike engine failed adoption in aerospace industry

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and defense company based in the U.S. state of Florida, proposed in the mid-1990s......

How NASA plans to perform “controlled retirement” of ISS

How NASA plans to perform “controlled retirement” of ISS

The International Space Station (ISS), which is planned to be deorbited in 2030 after a 15-year service extension beyond its......

NASA awards 900,000-dollar grant for Mars oxygen extraction research

NASA awards 900,000-dollar grant for Mars oxygen extraction research

College of the Desert has received a grant amounting to 900,000 dollars from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space......