Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...

On day one of this administration, the president included his ambitions for Mars in his inaugural address, and again several weeks later to a joint session of Congress: “We are going to conquer the ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights I was preparing for my early morning class back in ...

I have been studying planetary defense, particularly being part of past, ongoing, and future small body missions. I was part of the NASA/DART mission. I am currently part of the NASA/Lucy mission and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On December 5, 2020, a small capsule jettisoned from Japan’s ...

Lockheed Martin has been part of all NASA Mars missions to date and it has been part of every single sample return mission to date. And, with the Mars Sample Return mission on the horizon, Lockheed ...

An artist’s concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from Mars’ surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech In an update on ...

What if you’ve already seen fragments of the future - without realizing it? In this thought experiment grounded in Einstein’s relativity, we unpack how a simple diagram changes our entire ...