
Giant Asteroid Vesta May Have Buried Ice
A new study using data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests ice may exist beneath smooth patches of the asteroid’s surface
A new study using data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests ice may exist beneath smooth patches of the asteroid’s surface
The X-class flare was the most powerful seen since 2006, and created radio blackouts on Earth
The threat from the Category 5 storm has shuttered the world’s second-largest radio telescope until further notice
The result sheds new light on the long-term evolution of these stellar explosions
Essential operations to support the International Space Station will continue, with the center reopening on September 5
Despite rising floodwaters, Johnson Space Center continues critical space station operations
The new image reveals the surface and atmosphere of the red supergiant star Antares in unprecedented detail
Studies of the white dwarf LP 40-365 could reveal new details about mysterious stellar explosions
Galaxies with trailing ‘tentacles’ of gas and newborn stars could help feed some of the universe’s most powerful objects
The remaining teams in this private space race have more time—and the opportunity for more money—on their way to the Moon
For All Moonkind is working with space agencies to develop formal protections for space archaeology sites
The agency's next Mars rover will cache samples for return to Earth, but how and when they will be delivered remains undecided
Successful test suggests “Archinaut” system could soon assemble huge structures in orbit
New research suggests cold, Mars-like planets will, once warmed, skip over any Earth-like phase to Venus-like conditions
New observations of stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central giant black hole confirm Einstein’s theory yet again
When New Horizons flies by Kuiper belt object MU69 in 2019, it may find two space rocks rather than one
The upper atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121b may be wreathed in layers of glowing water vapor
The finding raises new questions about the nature of these colossal cosmic explosions
The two co-orbiting brown dwarfs drift between the stars 95 light-years from Earth, and form the lightest binary system ever found
Data from an Indian lunar orbiter hints at substantial water in the lunar interior
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