Cosmic cliffs, galaxy group: 1st series of photos by James Webb Space Telescope

Bringing Mars rocks back to Earth – Perseverance Rover lands on Feb. 18, a lead scientist explains the tech and goals

Scientists are looking for evidence of past life, either direct chemical or organic signs in the composition and the chemistry of rocks, or …

Tiny T's

Encounter Jovis Pater

A solar system within a solar system? Seems like a riddle, but if one planet can hold 1,000 earths, is 318 times as massive and 1,400 times more …

NASA to shut down SOFIA telescope that found water on Moon

SOFIA also discovered the first molecule formed in the Universe 

Meet Perseverance, NASA's new Mars rover

‘Perseverance’ will land on Mars’ Jerezo crater a little after 3.40 pm EST on February 18, 2021

Commoner's scientist passes away

Cyril Ponnamperuma's death leaves a void in the world's scientific community

Shooting Mars

World eagerly awaits New Horizons’ flyby past Pluto

Scientists are eager to collect data on the dwarf planet’s chemical and atmospheric makeup using the Ralph spectrometer 

NASA tweets audio of what a black hole sounds like — and it is super eerie

Space agency debunks popular misconception of no sound in space 

Moon’s surface spurts out ‘water’ during meteorite impacts

Latest findings shed light on the history and origins of water on the lunar surface

Data on plant ‘sweat’ might help predict wildfire severity

NASA studies data from space station instrument; Water-stressed plants help identify areas with greater fire risk

Weighty problems

Chip shots

Rugged robots

Weather report

Nasa plan scrapped

Crime and punishment

Tracking criminals may no longer be difficult

The Mir conundrum

Speed feat

‘Potentially hazardous’ space rock to fly past Earth on June 24

Named 441987 (2010 NY65), the rock has a diameter of 130 to 300 metres and will pass the Earth at a speed of more than 45,000 kilometres per …

Big is out, small is in

A financially squeezed NASA has been forced to look for cheaper ways to explore the solar system

Fielding robots

As part of an effort to promote nasa 's technology, US researchers have developed two new automated agricultural machines

Comfort above the clouds

Three new inventions by nasa are sure to make life a little easier in space

Breaking ice

The discovery of water on the Moon means little unless it can be used. Scientists are using all their skills to figure out how