Tag: space
‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it...
Timiebi Aganaba, Arizona State University; Adam Fish, UNSW Sydney; Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, University of British Columbia, and Tony Milligan, King's College London
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one...
Darryl Z. Seligman, Michigan State University
Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright...
Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University
Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks....
A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...
Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College
Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans...
Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel...
Jarred Roberts, University of California, San Diego
My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard,...
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny...
Mary Magnuson, The Conversation
China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en...
‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries...
Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet...
Daniel Apai, University of Arizona
A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
