The Curiosity Mars rover has discovered something interesting in a scoop of ruddy sand, but NASA scientists say they’re not quite sure what it means. Such compounds are of the type that, in some cases, indicate microbes in the soil.
The MESSENGER spacecraft has made a compelling case for the presence of water in the form of ice on the surface of the Solar System's smallest and innermost planet, Mercury. The case is supported by three independent groups of evidence from different
In its first analysis of Martian soil, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected perchlorate salts and simple organic compounds but the probe’s science team can not yet determine if the carbon in these materials is indigenous to Mars.
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that the planet Mercury holds at least 100 billion tons of water ice as well as organic material in permanently shadowed craters at its north pole.
"The pre-cooler test objectives have all been successfully met and ESA are satisfied that the tests demonstrate the technology required for the SABRE engine development." The SABRE engine being developed by REL is basically a rocket engine, like
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that the planet Mercury holds “at least 100 billion tons of water ice” and also has “organic material” in the permanently-shadowed craters at its north pole.
Mercury is as cold as ice. Indeed, Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, possesses a lot of ice — 100 billion to one trillion tons — scientists working with NASA’s Messenger spacecraft reported on Thursday.
Founder Elon Musk said he wants to send 80,000 people to Mars--per year.
The 'biggest breakthrough since the jet' could reach anywhere in the world in just four hours or power a spaceplane into orbit with no need for rocket stages.
Researchers have tested a small prototype of a nuclear-reactor engine design that could one day power deep-space exploration probes.
The biggest black hole blast ever found blasts out 400 solar masses of material per year, and is five times more powerful than any other scientists have ever seen.
Elon Musk doesn’t just want to send a person to Mars — he wants to send 80,000.
How do we know the sun is moving into the most active part of its 11-year cycle? For starters, we can plainly see it.
In Musk's vision, the ambitious Mars settlement program would start with a pioneering group of fewer than 10 people, who would journey to the Red Planet aboard a huge reusable rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane. "At Mars, you can start
Would Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin even had a moon to walk on if the United States had its way in the 1950s?
Now it can be told: during the frigid depths of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War the United States military, working with Carl Sagan and led by eminent nuclear physicist Leonard Reiffel, planned the execution of an incredible scheme—to blow up part of the M
Peter Diamandis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Singularity University, discusses the best way to predict the future, and shares his personal philosophies on innovation and the commercial space industry.
Did the Mars rover Curiosity sniff signs of life last week? It’s not clear yet, but scientists have definitely seen something interesting.
Much of the internet is buzzing over upcoming “big news” from NASA’s Curiosity rover, but the space agency’s scientists are keeping quiet about the details.
A private race to the moon with robotic probes may kick off a lunar "water rush" that helps humanity explore asteroids, Mars and other deep-space destinations, some scientists say.
The scientists in charge of NASA's Curiosity rover are sitting on some exciting, but not-yet-confirmed news, NPR's Joe Palca reports.
Astronauts can only travel so far in existing space suits. What will it take to see the universe?
NASA is studying a plan for astronauts above the far side of the moon to control a rover on the surface. But justifying such a mission won't be easy.
Astronauts can only travel so far in existing space suits. What will it take to see the universe?
A reusable rocket prototype built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX has made its highest flight yet, a two-story test hop, as part of an ambitious project to develop completely reusable rockets and spaceships.
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NASA's Hubble telescope has discovered the most distant object yet seen in the universe.
It's like the trippy parts of A Space Odyssey for Google Chrome, basically.
Though the first operational cargo mission for the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station was ultimately successful, a number of problems cropped up during the flight have both NASA and SpaceX concerned.
This is worth watching. Occasional magnetic field portals do open between the Sun and the Earth's magnetic fields allowing injections of energetic particles into our atmosphere and clearly responsible for things like the northern lights. Some are br
