
NASA Has Launched the Most Ambitious Mars Rover Ever Built: Here’s What Happens Next
Perseverance will stow away rocks for eventual delivery to Earth and will listen for Martian sounds for the first time
Perseverance will stow away rocks for eventual delivery to Earth and will listen for Martian sounds for the first time
The first fast radio burst detected in our galaxy comes from a magnetized star, and could help to explain these cosmic enigmas
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is at the forefront of a new crop of space explorers destined for the moon and maybe one day Mars
NASA’s high-flying SOFIA observatory has struggled to prove its scientific worth
U.S. research sees deep cuts in the president’s request for 2021. But Congress has resisted similar reductions in the past
The Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects indigenous peoples
Latest launch includes “DarkSat” prototype to minimize reflection from fleets of broadband Internet satellites
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has detected more than 300 quakes and traced some back to their source
The OSIRIS-REx probe will attempt to sample rocks and soil from a crater in the asteroid Bennu’s northern hemisphere
Analysis finds that the planet’s protective shield was in place by at least 3.7 billion years ago, as early life arose
Researchers grapple with the meaning of the first objects entering our solar system from beyond
Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapor
Scientists have spotted signs of water as the object 2I/Borisov streaks toward the sun
Here are five scientific applications that take the navigation system beyond the map
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope was supposed to start on July 15
The Thirty Meter Telescope project has faced years of legal challenges over planned Mauna Kea site
Donald Trump wants U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But his ambitious plan faces formidable political, financial and technical challenges
NASA’s Curiosity rover reports the highest-ever reading of the gas at the planet’s surface
Next-generation mobile technology could interfere with crucial satellite-based Earth observations
NASA′s InSight lander hears ripples of seismic energy rippling through Mars
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