Everyone likes a cool infographic, right? Does that statement hold even if the infographic points out a gap in our knowledge that could kill millions of people? Because that's what a cool-looking infographic NASA released on October 16th does.

What astronomers can measure using telescopes is not what we really want to know – instead, we calculate the properties we're interested in studying by observing and interpreting apparent properties from afar.

NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured—or 3D printed—rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep space flights that can carry more payloads.

The RAMFIRE nozzles complete hot fire testing at Marshall’s East test area using liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen (orange/clear plume), as well as liquid ox...

The answer is more complicated than you might think.

The Milky Way is just one galaxy in a vast cosmic web that makes up the Universe’s large-scale structure. While ESA’s Gaia spacecraft is building a map of our stellar neighborhood, a team of astronomers with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Leg…

We're witnessing the birth of a new era in astronomy, where humans may take the back seat for the first time.

The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s interstellar explorers.

Control experiments are critical in informing the search for alien life.

The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s interstellar explorers.

The space sector has recently seen several key developments across jurisdictions. For Space Week 2023, ILO experts discuss where the commercialisation…

Quasiparticles’ allegedly physics-defying characteristics could be used in non-destructive imaging and computer chip production, among other uses.

It is generally assumed that when something is illuminated, the brightness of the image produced will increase with the brightness of the source.

The mission, which touched down on the Moon on August 23 and carried out a number of tests along with the deployment of a rover, has been permanently put into sleep mode.

Tereza Pultarova reports via Space.com: Light pollution is a growing threat to astronomy, but a new streetlamp technology could restore clear views of the night sky. [...] A study published earlier this year found that stars are disappearing from the sky at …

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Mammals, birds, reptiles, and sharks. It takes all sorts to explore the deep ocean.

Celebrate the First Quarter Moon, catch Comet Lemmon in the northern sky, and look for meteors streaking overhead in the sky this week.

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The study suggests the Earth's core may be leaking helium, upheaving the belief that the giant ball of molten iron at the center of our planet is sealed away.

International Observe the Moon Night is an annual public event and it is sponsored by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.

Science & Technology | Space agency NASA routinely captures stunning images of our universe, leaving space lovers mesmerized. The Instagram handle of NASA is a treasure trove

When completed, the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the world's most sensitive and most powerful radio telescope — that is, if SpaceX's Starlink satellites don't ruin its view.

Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring the launch of the Psyche, the reveal of NASA's asteroid samples, and more.

Earlier this month, a paper came out in the journal Science Advances explaining how caterpillars acquired their “chubby legs,” a description that, on first glance, felt rather judgy. A caterpillar’s entire purpose is to eat all it can as fast as it can and gr…