Article Published by: popsci.com Their impossible fluffiness has researchers scratching their heads. With each new alien planet discovered, the astronomical catalog of bizarre worlds and systems swells. “Hot Jupiters” huddle closer to their host stars than Mercury. “Circumbinary” planets circle two stars at once. One “super earth”...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures – from squid to krill – swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration – the largest on the planet and a critical part...
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Article Published by: fastcompany.com With enough time, the technological challenges of sending humans to Mars and beyond are solvable. But psychologically, we’re not ready to leave our home. BY JARED LINDZON In 1945 British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke—now best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey—correctly predicted...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov By Linda Herridge NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center What does it take to lift and stack NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the largest rocket ever built for flight? Weighing in at nearly 225,000 pounds, the core stage of the SLS is one...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic fields and particles like ions, cosmic rays and electrons exert on one another when they flow and collide, was recently measured by scientists in totality...
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Article Published by: space.com When it comes to mining space for water, the best target may not be the moon: Entrepreneurs' richest options are likely to be asteroids that are larger and closer to Earth. A recent study suggested that roughly 1,000 water-rich, or hydrated, asteroids near...
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Article Published by: digitaltrends.com Today Mars is a cold, arid desert. But billions of years ago, it could have been a lush planet covered in surface water, not so different from Earth. The big difference between then and now is the Martian atmosphere, which is now...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov NASA in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey is helping emergency planners in Southern California get a more complete picture of the increasing risk of coastal flooding by looking at the highest of tides —"king tides." "King tide" is the informal term generally...
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Article Published by: jalopnik.com On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a speech to congress that asked what is likely the most audacious, improbable request ever recorded in the history of politics. That speech asked that Congress commit time, money and considerable resources to putting...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov On July 23, 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying the Chandra X-ray Observatory. In the two decades that have passed, Chandra’s powerful and unique X-ray eyes have contributed to a revolution in our understanding of...
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