Latest articles by Julian Dossett
60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy
The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.
The Subaru Telescope just made its 1st discoveries: a 'failed star' and an exoplanet
Check out the first findings from the Subaru Telescope.
Ancient Chinese texts reveal new clues about the 1st recorded solar eclipse
What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?
Would you like to live in a house on Mars made with Earth bacteria and Martian rocks?
Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano's 1st eruption in recorded history (images)
What do volcanic plumes look like from space?
Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest
The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality.
Scientists discover ancient magnetic fossils of unknown creature with internal GPS
Also, what the heck is a magnetofossil?
A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.
Could we use giant nets to catch spacecraft landing on the moon?
This novel idea could become an important piece of a future moon economy.
When lightning bolts collide, do they unleash powerful gamma-ray flashes?
Scientists get closer to solving the mysterious relationship between lightning and powerful gamma-ray bursts.
Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere
Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.
Moon mining machine: Interlune unveils helium-3 harvester prototype (photo)
Seattle startup Interlune's newly unveiled machine is designed to churn up 110 tons (100 metric tons) of moon dirt per hour to harvest helium-3, a fuel for future fusion reactors.
Watch flower-like antenna of European forest-watching satellite 'bloom' in space (video)
The huge antenna for Europe's newly launched Biomass forest-monitoring satellite has been successfully deployed, a big milestone for the mission.
China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites
After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.
Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other
A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and "talk" to each other hours before a solar eclipse.
DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon
DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.
Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.
Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused
Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
Blue Skies Space to build satellite fleet around the moon to map the ancient universe
A fleet of cubesats will act as a radio telescope to map the cosmic Dark Ages, its builders say.
Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)
NASA released a set of photos highlighting the newly arrived HALO module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027.
New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic, volcanic Red Planet terrain
The European Space Agency just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of the Red Planet's Acheron Fossae region.
Meet the crew for Blue Origin's upcoming all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry
The crew of Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, which is scheduled to launch on April 14, includes a former NASA rocket scientist, television personalities, authors — and Katy Perry.
