Enlarge/ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is seen in firing room four during the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-4 mission in April. 181 wi… [+4620 chars]
Word of an extraordinarily inexpensive material, lightweight enough to protect satellites against debris in the cold of outer space, cohesive enough to strengthen the walls of pressurized vessels exp… [+7205 chars]
asteroid: A rocky object in orbit around the sun. Most asteroids orbit in a region that falls between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers refer to this region as the asteroid belt. atmospher… [+9339 chars]
ByNASAMay 2, 2022 NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare as seen in the bright flash in the upper right portion of the image on April 30, 2022. The image shows a subse… [+1829 chars]
Sometime around 14,000 years ago, the first humans crossed the Bering Strait to North America with canines, domesticated dogs they used for hunting, by their side. But long before the canines arrive… [+6475 chars]
A new study by scientists at the University of Utah explains how mom and dad's genes shape behavior. Each parent has a unique influence on hormones and other chemical messengers that control mood and… [+2828 chars]
TUCSON, Arizona — It is well established that older adults are more susceptible to infection and their immune systems less capable of generating a strong immune response. Now, a new University of Ari… [+8386 chars]
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) restarted for the first time in three years almost two weeks ago. The LHC restarted on April 22nd after three years of maintenance, upgrades, and consolidation work. … [+1032 chars]
We all must play the game of life with the cards were dealt, so the common aphorism goes. In biology, this means organisms must compete through natural selection with the genes and anatomy they were … [+6315 chars]
Nearby black holes and their stellar companions form an astrophysical rogues' gallery in this new NASA visualization. Stars born with more than about 20 times the sun's mass end their lives as black… [+3986 chars]
At the mere mention of the solar system, a very high percentage of people will be interested in the planet Saturn. Why? Because of its enormous and distinct rings. With 82 moons, Saturn attracts the … [+2722 chars]
In countless superhero movies, characters' abilities to leap to absurd heights fuel over-the-top fight scenes and strain storylines. Now, researchers have developed a simple robot that can actually s… [+1881 chars]
