Latest articles by Victoria Corless
'Fireflies' help NASA map radiation around Jupiter and its moons
The first ever 3D radiation map of Jupiter and its moons has been created using low-light cameras aboard the Juno Spacecraft that have been tweaked to operate as radiation detectors.
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars
Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.
How a quantum sensor on the ISS could revolutionize space exploration
Scientists are working on building a quantum sensor that could help us decode dark matter, probe solar system moons and more.
To decode mysteries of Mars, scientists are turning to machine learning
Machine learning could help scientists quickly sift through data about the Red Planet, and perhaps other aspects of our cosmos someday, too.
James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, delivers new shining galaxy image
The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the galaxy Messier 106, which sits in the Canes Venatici constellation.
Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'
The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the "Sea of the Sirens."
Mars Express orbiter takes a deep dive into ancient Red Planet lake (images)
The Mars Express spacecraft has taken a "deep dive" into Caralis Chaos, an ancient lake on the Red Planet believed to have been larger than any body of water on Earth.
Earth's 'evil twin' Venus may have mirrored our planet more than expected
Earth and its "evil twin" Venus are very different today, with the latter lacking plate tectonics. New research indicates Venus may have been much more like our planet than we suspected.
'Wonder material' found in lunar samples hints at moon's origins
Scientists attempting to discover the process by which the moon formed have new clues thanks to graphene discovered in lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 mission.
ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'
NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.
3D printer successfully makes little space shuttle models in microgravity
SpaceCAL is a 3D printer that can create objects in microgravity conditions; a recent test of the device was successful.
2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action
NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.
Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.
We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?
A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.
Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission brought pieces of space rock Bennu to Earth in 2023. An analysis of these samples has revealed interesting data.
NASA dips into futuristic AR tech to build powerful Roman Space Telescope
NASA engineers are incorporating augmented reality while constructing the next-gen Roman Space Telescope. Here's how.
If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database
Scientists have started building a space medicine biobank as humans look to the moon and beyond.
