Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy, McGill University and Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa, Western University In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese…
Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We’ll undoubtedly face a harsh…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found an intriguing rock that may contain evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. This rock, called “Cheyava Falls”, has attracted the attention of the scientific team due to…
Robin Smith, Sheffield Hallam University Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why such geological features will be key for…
German company Morpheus Space has inaugurated the world’s first facility for the mass production of its second-generation field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) system, the GO-2. Located in Dresden and called “Reloaded”, the new…
The planet Mercury, known for its dull gray surface due to its excess of carbon, may hide a brilliant surprise in its depths. Recent research suggests the existence of a layer of diamonds…
Mosses, small and apparently simple, are considered to be the Earth’s great terraformers. They have the ability to transform barren rock into fertile soil, playing a crucial role in creating habitats that allow…
Sven Bilén, Penn State Is it possible that one day we could make Mars like Earth? – Tyla, age 16, Mississippi When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars by finding pure sulfur in a rock, surprising scientists. Although the rover has detected sulfur before, it has always found it mixed with…
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. These scorching worlds are as massive as Jupiter, and they swing wildly close to their star, whirling around…