NASA researchers identify the origins of life on Earth
The most well-known hypothesis on the origins of life suggests that life might have begun in a "warm little pond," a soup of chemicals.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 25
Breakthrough Engine Could Enable Human Travel at Near Light Speed
When it comes to space, there's a problem with our human drive to go all the places and see all the things. A big problem. It's, well, space
JJ Shavit
- Jan 22
Mankind could travel at 99% the speed of light thanks to this revolutionary engine
David Burns produced an engine concept that, he says, could accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light - all without using propellant.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 29, 2022
Rockets illuminate electric circuit that powers the Northern Lights
A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 17, 2022
A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this week
A tiny piece of rural Washington state—and some of its “inhabitants”— blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
JJ Shavit
- May 3, 2022
NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration
The sensor is a surveying tool for both navigation and science mapping, able to create ultra-high-resolution 3D maps at centimeter precision
JJ Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites
JJ Shavit
- Mar 19, 2022
Space station studies into the origins of life and the early universe
Research conducted aboard the International Space Station is helping scientists answer questions about the formation of the universe
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9, 2022
NASA 'hero' Sally Ride honored with sculpture
While we watch the modern-day achievements of those involved in space exploration, it's important to never forget those who went before.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 12, 2022
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
MUSE and HelioSwarm will help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun-Earth connection, and the changing space environment.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 24, 2022
STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
The challenge aims to inspire students to seek a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding, and electronics.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 22, 2022
NASA Emergency Beacons Save Lives in 2021
In 2021, NASA technology saved 330 lives in the U.S. network region of the international satellite-aided search and rescue effort.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
NASA to deflect asteroid in first-ever test of 'planetary defense'
NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour into an asteroid next year to test 'planetary defense'.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
Major endorsement for new space mission to find 'Earth 2.0'
A major new space telescope searching for 'Earth 2.0'—to Succeed Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope —is one step closer to reality.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'
NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour into an asteroid next year in a test of "planetary defense".
JJ Shavit
- Nov 3, 2021
Scientists discover the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25, 2021
Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
A planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
A crystal ball into our solar system's future
Astronomers have discovered the very first confirmed planetary system that resembles the expected fate of our solar system.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 8, 2021
Where Earth's water comes from and other lessons from space
Two NAU astronomers presented groundbreaking research at the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, a branch of the AAS.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 8, 2021
NASA's Lucy mission: A journey to the young solar system
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will launch in October 2021 on a 12-year journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and will include three gravity assists
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