Europa’s Earth Return Orbiter reaches design maturity
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Grand Canyon-sized ‘drag’ on Mars revealed like never before in new satellite photos
A satellite orbiting Mars has captured the best images of a giant “king” carved into the Red Planet’s surface. The
Dragon-shaped aurora and ‘howl of a dying star’ revealed as 2024 finalists for astronomy photo
From fascinating “mythical monsters” to stunning distant constellations, the shortlisted candidates for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 showcase the
Desert-loving fungi and lichens pose deadly threat to 5,000-year-old rock art
Animal petroglyphs of the Negev. Credit: Laura Rabbachin, INTK, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna The Negev Desert in southern Israel
Engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions
Credit: Public Domain Pixabay/CC0 Microbes used for health, agriculture or other applications must be able to withstand the extreme conditions
SpaceX video teases possible Starship booster “capture” on next flight
Larger / In early June, the rocket for the fourth full-scale test flight of SpaceX Starship is expected to lift
Astronomers reveal stunning image of baby star coming into being: ScienceAlert
Wherever JWST looks in space, matter and energy interact in spectacular displays. Webb reveals more detail in these interactions than
This is the most difficult maze, according to physicists
A team of physicists has created what they claim is the world’s most difficult maze, using a model from the
The mysterious gravity ‘hole’ in the Indian Ocean has puzzled scientists for years
Unlike “black holes” that attract and swallow the surrounding cosmic matter, a “gravitational hole” pushes the material around due to
NASA’s vision for a lunar orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video
Right now, engineers are busy creating the first components of what will eventually become Gateway Space Station. One day, if