May 2, 2018 Gooey, magma ocean may have once roiled inside the Moon The ancient moon may have had a gooey interior: A new study suggests that some 4 billion years ago, Earth's beloved satellite harbored a secret subsurface ocean of magma.
May 1, 2018 We could find aliens by spotting their satellites Alien civilizations with technology on a par with humanity's could be detectable using today's instruments. A new study suggests that if geostationary satellites are thick enough around an alien world, they could be spotted with telescopes already hunting for undiscovered planets.
April 30, 2018 Heat shield for NASA's Mars 2020 rover cracks during test The heat shield for NASA's upcoming Mars rover suffered a fracture during testing recently, but the incident won't change the mission's launch date, agency officials said.
April 27, 2018 NASA pushes for Moon, deep space with crucial tests With the moon as its immediate goal, NASA is pushing hard on deep space exploration.
April 27, 2018 Bam! Cannon experiment shows how asteroids delivered water to Earth An experiment that involved shooting meteorite-like projectiles at volcanic rocks has revealed how high-velocity asteroid impacts could have delivered water to Earth.
April 27, 2018 Scientists peer across the universe and find an ancient galactic collision Astronomers set their sights on an area incredibly far away — more than 90 percent of the way across the observable universe — and found the beginnings of a massive cosmic collision, according to two new studies.
April 26, 2018 Beer in space? Cutting-edge project touts unique zero gravity brew Will you be the very lucky first person in history to drink a delicious, ice cold beer in space?
April 26, 2018 Liftoff! Europe's newest 'sentinel' satellite will study Earth's seas, land and air Europe's newest Earth-observation satellite has taken flight.
April 24, 2018 Uranus discovery fulfills cosmic punchline Scientists using the huge telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano have discovered the world's most obvious space joke.
April 24, 2018 Saturn may be the missing piece in the puzzle of Jupiter's moons Saturn may have played a key role in the birth of Jupiter's largest moons, a new study finds.
