There are several ways we can measure the progress of human civilization. Population growth, the rise and fall of empires, our technological ability to reach for the stars. But one simple measure is… [+3158 chars]
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescopes 32nd birthday with a spectacular look at The Hickson Compact Group 40, an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies. This menagerie includes thre… [+4709 chars]
Meet the Peregrine lander Astrobotic CEO John Thornton unveiling the Peregrine lander Image: Astrobotic This afternoon, commercial space company Astrobotic unveiled its nearly complete robotic lun… [+5677 chars]
Enlarge/ This illustration shows a concept for a commercial lunar lander from Astrobotic Technology. 45 with 32 posters participating For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on t… [+4112 chars]
Summary: People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does … [+7530 chars]
A pair of massive sunspot swarms, some large enough to devour the Earth whole, have appeared on the surface of the Sun, increasing the chance of an intense solar storm. Sunspots are dark regions of … [+7221 chars]
One of the oldest known meteor showers is lighting up the sky this week, just in time for Earth Day. The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Thursday and Friday, and will be best seen from the northern… [+1846 chars]
After more than a year of accomplishments, NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September. The space agencys $2.2-billion rover landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 20… [+3318 chars]
Summary: People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does … [+7530 chars]
One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth. Related video above: Size doesn't matter when it comes to extinction-level asteroids Researchers discovered the first known interstell… [+4258 chars]
