NASA wants your input on its Mars sample return project By Elizabeth Howell published 2 May 22 NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort.
These 8 NASA missions just got more time to explore Mars, asteroids and the solar system By Elizabeth Howell published 26 April 22 Mars, the moon and asteroids will get a deeper look from these spacecraft with eight NASA mission extensions.
Meteorites could have brought all 5 genetic 'letters' of DNA to early Earth By Charles Q. Choi published 26 April 22 New meteorite research suggests that cosmic impacts might have helped deliver vital ingredients of life to ancient Earth.
Wow! Perseverance rover captures gorgeous video of solar eclipse on Mars By Elizabeth Howell published 20 April 22 The tiny Mars moon Phobos looms large on the sun's face in dramatic eclipse footage captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.
Perseverance rover arrives at ancient Mars river delta By Elizabeth Howell published 19 April 22 Perseverance just reached the remains of an ancient Red Planet river delta, a set of layered rocks that has long been the life-hunting rover's main science target.
New message to aliens will reflect on Earth in danger of climate crisis By Keith Cooper published 19 April 22 A radio signal designed to bring Earth's climate crisis to the attention of alien life will be beamed to the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system in October.
UFOs left 'radiation burns' and 'unaccounted for pregnancies,' new Pentagon report claims By Brandon Specktor published 13 April 22 1,500 pages of UFO related research has been declassified by the US government following a FOIA request by The Sun
New wave of missions to reignite Venus exploration By Leonard David published 13 April 22 Multiple research teams are developing missions designed to address Venus' potential as an abode for life.
Area 51: What is it and what goes on there? By Robert Lea published 11 April 22 Reference Area 51 is a U.S. military base that has become synonymous with tales of UFOs, government cover-ups and potentially testing alien technology.
Is it time to send another message to intelligent aliens? Some scientists think so. By Stephanie Pappas published 9 April 22 Scientists have crafted a new message for intelligent extraterrestrials
Ice volcanoes on Pluto may still be erupting By Rebecca Sohn published 29 March 22 An area of Pluto that researchers think was formed from the eruption of ice volcanoes is unique on the dwarf planet and in the solar system, a new study suggests.
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope will be able to sniff out methane. Here's how to tell if it's a sign of life. By Stefanie Waldek published 29 March 22 The first whiff that humans catch of life beyond Earth might be methane, but scientists will need to tread carefully before declaring a discovery based on the chemical.
Perseverance rover's Mars samples now won't make it to Earth until 2033 at best By Mike Wall published 28 March 22 The NASA-ESA campaign to haul Mars samples back to Earth will require two Red Planet landers instead of one. The change will delay the arrival of samples here by two years, to no earlier than 2033.
Odd circular shape beneath the ocean in Google Earth images is probably not aliens By Stephanie Pappas published 24 March 22 A circular shape on the seafloor visible on Google Earth is raising cries of "UFO," but chances are … it's not aliens.
5,000 exoplanets! NASA confirms big milestone for planetary science By Elizabeth Howell published 21 March 22 It took 30 years to find so many alien worlds, but the pace of discovery is accelerating.
What would an alien 'Earth' look like around the star next door? By Chelsea Gohd published 16 March 22 In a new study, researchers predict what an alien "Earth" could really look like, and how it could evolve (if one exists).
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample on the Red Planet By Elizabeth Howell published 15 March 22 NASA's top-notch Red Planet geology rover is moving on to explore an ancient river delta now that its eighth rock sample is secured for future analysis.
Could Mars ever have supported life? This NASA challenge wants your help to find out By Elizabeth Howell published 12 March 22 A new competition with HeroX asks for innovative ways to analyze data gathered on the Red Planet.
An Earthlike planet may be orbiting in a dead star's 'habitable zone' By Elizabeth Howell published 9 March 22 Planetary debris, including some objects the size of moons, may hint at a rocky exoplanet within the habitable zone of a dead star, a new study suggests.
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance snags 7th Red Planet rock sample By Mike Wall published 8 March 22 Perseverance just socked away another Martian rock sample, the seventh that it has collected since landing on the Red Planet in February 2021.
