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EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE
Measuring neutron star squeezability
NICER collaboration, NASA astronaut reveal size of most massive neutron star, highlight Space Station science
City, University of London consortium wins highly competitive ESA funding
Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), City, University of London will be spearheading the…
New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago
New study sews doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe
Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy, a substance that makes it possible for the universe to expand at an ever-increasing rate. But in a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers te
Venus plots a comeback
In terms of space exploration, Mars is all the rage these days. This has left…
Japan-Germany international joint experiment on space optical communication
NICT’s optical ground station successfully received downlink light from DLR’s small satellite-mounted optical terminal (OSIRISv1)
SwRI scientists help identify the first stratospheric winds measured on Jupiter
Jovian jet streams above the cloud tops measured using the aftermath of comet collision
Astronauts in crewed missions to Mars could misread vital emotional cues
A study simulating the effects of weightlessness also finds that impaired cognitive performance cannot be counteracted by short periods of artificial gravity
Icy ocean worlds seismometer passes further testing in Greenland
The NASA-funded Seismometer to Investigate Ice and Ocean Structure (SIIOS) performed well in seismic experiments…
Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on Mars
In order to withstand the rigors of space on deep-space missions, food grown outside of…
NASA partners with companies to test satellite fixtures for robotic grappling
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has chosen three companies to participate in…
Skoltech and MIT researchers identify optimal human landing system architectures to land on the Moon
Researchers from Skoltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have analyzed several dozen options to…
Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
A researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is the lead author of…
New study highlights first infection of human cells during spaceflight
Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among…
Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as ‘modern global insurance policy’
The ambitious project proposed by a University of Arizona team aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis
How fast is the universe expanding? Galaxies provide one answer.
New measure of Hubble constant highlights discrepancy between estimates of our cosmic fate
A super-Earth is discovered which can be used to test planetary atmosphere models
During the past 25 years astronomers have discovered a wide variety of exoplanets, made of…
Earth has a hot new neighbour — and it’s an astronomer’s dream
A rocky planet discovered in the Virgo constellation could change how we look for life in the universe
Planetary science intern leads study of Martian crust
Team explored the relationships between the strength of the magnetic field on planet’s surface and the composition of the crust in the Terra Sirenum-Terra Cimmeria region
SwRI scientist captures evidence of dynamic seasonal activity on a Martian sand dune
Research finds that airborne dust plumes are produced by sliding blocks of dry ice each spring
Life from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars
Study shows sending microbes to Earth’s stratosphere, to test their endurance to Martian conditions, can reveal their potential use and threats to space travel
SwRI scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter’s atmosphere
Juno’s UVS instrument makes relatively rare observation of common events
Optical measurement technology and space data to increase the effectiveness of forestry
The University of Vaasa, Skogstekniska klustret and Adopticum are together researching how optical measurement technologies and satellite data can be used to increase the efficiency of the activities of the forestry’s value chain
The CLASP2 space experiment achieves an unprecedented map of the Sun’s magnetic field
Every day space telescopes provide spectacular images of the solar activity. However, their instruments are…
Research highlights ways to protect astronaut cardiovascular health from space radiation
Review explores ways that space radiation can damage cardiovascular health, and discusses how we can protect astronauts, from vitamin C to spinach
Young planets with teenage sun give space studies a lift
New planetary system offers glimpse into how planets evolve
Origami-inspired antenna technology for use in small satellites
A multidisciplinary team engineered a small, light, and low-cost deployable antenna for nano- and micro-satellite communications
Northwestern scholar to talk about science of teams in space at AAAS
Complex systems expert Noshir Contractor to speak at virtual AAAS press briefing at 12 p.m. ET, Feb. 10
Super-Earth atmospheres probed at Sandia’s Z machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxy
NASA’s first mission to the trojan asteroids installs its final scientific instrument
With less than a year to launch, NASA’s Lucy mission’s third and final scientific instrument…
Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies
UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulation
NASA mission to test technology for satellite swarms
Carnegie Mellon’s Zac Manchester leads three-satellite experiment
Mystery of Martian glaciers revealed
Research shows Mars had as many as six to 20 ice ages during the past 300-800 million years
Study: X-Rays surrounding ‘Magnificent 7’ may be traces of sought-after particle
Researchers say they may have found proof of theorized axions, and possibly dark matter, around group of neutron stars
NASA’s first mission to the Trojan asteroids integrates its second scientific instrument
NASA’s Lucy mission is one step closer to launch as L’TES, the Lucy Thermal Emission…
SwRI-led team finds meteoric evidence for a previously unknown asteroid
Mineralogy points to large, water-rich parent asteroid for carbonaceous chondrite meteorite
How scientists are using declassified military photographs to analyse historical ecological change
Researchers are using?Cold?War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation in…
SwRI models point to a potentially diverse metabolic menu at Enceladus
Discovery provides more evidence that the Saturn moon could support life in its subsurface ocean
A pair of lonely planet-like objects born like stars
Star-forming processes sometimes create mysterious astronomical objects called brown dwarfs, which are smaller and colder…
Exoplanet around distant star resembles reputed ‘Planet Nine’ in our solar system
Astronomers confirm bound orbit for planet far from its star, showing that far-flung planets exist
Spiders in space: without gravity, light becomes key to orientation
Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity…
Using Earth’s history to inform the search for life on exoplanets
UC Riverside-led team looks back to find life beyond
Asteroid Ryugu dust delivered to earth; NASA astrobiologists prepare to probe it
On Dec. 6 local time (Dec. 5 in the United States), Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 dropped…
Gaia: astronomers to release most accurate data ever for nearly two billion stars
On 3 December an international team of astronomers will announce the most detailed ever catalogue…
Planetary scientist named key partner on NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission
Christopher Edwards joins multi-institutional team led by Caltech to design and build instrumentation for satellite to study the Moon’s water cycle and make critical basemaps
Scientists solve big limitation of stratospheric balloon payloads
How do you cool a large telescope to absolute zero while flying it from a huge balloon at 130,000 feet?
Chemical physicist to collaborate on NASA-funded study of Saturn’s moon Titan
Findings will contribute to NASA’s mission to Titan in 2026
Experimenting in space to help prevent mudslides here on Earth
What can the International Space Station teach us about mudslides here on Earth? Here is…
SwRI scientists expand space instrument’s capabilities
Researchers add second dating technique to prototype spaceflight instrument