Frontiers
The Hunt for Earthlike Exoplanets
Are we alone in the universe? The hunt for earthlike exoplanets closes in.
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Launch and Deployment
Learn how launch specialists ensure the integrity and safe delivery of a spacecraft from the factory...
Pioneers
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan Reaches the Deepest Point in the Ocean
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan was the first American woman to spacewalk. In 2020, she also became the...
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Assembly, Integration and Test
Learn how spacecraft are integrated and tested to ensure that they can survive launch and operate...
Frontiers
The Case of the Disappearing Planet
Astronomers have detected a disappearing planet, its atmosphere heated so hot by its nearby sun that...
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Mission Conception
Learn how aerospace engineers help scientists and military planners design and develop spacecraft systems to meet...
Science
How Much Does the Universe Weigh?
How much does the universe weigh? How do we weigh it?
Science
Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation Is Sci-Fi Technology in Real Life
Quantum entanglement and teleportation is sci-fi technology in real life. Scientists teleported a particle into orbit,...
Engineering
Could JWST Discover the Largest Object in the Universe?
New tech like the JWST will help scientists continue to discover the largest objects in the...
Science
Your 2020 Meteor Shower Calendar: July-December
Meteors come and go in a flash, and most come by surprise. But some come in...
Frontiers
Organic Matter on Mars Could Point to Life Years Ago
Organic matter on Mars in the form of the heterocyclic compound thiophene could hint at life...
Black Holes
From a Black Hole’s Orbit, Chaos Erupts
What happens when a black hole's orbit is precisely simulated? One unsettling answer may be that...
Science
Iron Rain Falling: Sweltering Weather on an Exoplanet
Here on Earth, Iron Rain is the name of a video game, and also the name...
Science
Cotton-Candy Exoplanet Mystery
Exoplanet research, the study of planets orbiting distant stars, has discovered thousands of planets. Some are...