Genetically Engineered Yeast Could Build the First Martian Outposts
If we are ever to have a permanent presence on Mars, we will have to learn to build there. Shipping the material from Earth to build something as simple as…
APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life…
The Sun May Have Swallowed a Planet
New research suggests that some unusual characteristics of the Sun may be explained if it swallowed a large planet sometime during the Solar System’s formation.
Mercury is Shrinking, But Faster Than Previously Thought
The rough, impact-debris-covered surface of Mercury has hidden the true rate at which Mercury has been shrinking, which scientists previously underestimated by 30%
When Stars Engulf Rocky Planets, Beryllium Gives It Away
Astronomers know that stars can engulf planets when they stray too close. But how can they know, by looking at a star, if it has ever done so? The answer…
Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: ‘Our research has a hint of a detective story’
Detective work by a team of space-weather experts has discovered the truth about a historical event that had been thought to be the first-ever case of technological disruption by geomagnetic…
Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Derek Abramson, Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory chief engineer, left, communicates with the Edwards Air Force Base air…
The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer says
The U.S. military must be ready to engage the enemy farther from home than ever before, according to its highest-ranking officer. “Today’s modern battlefield operates from the seabed to cislunar…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize
The winners of the first-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize just got their hardware. Those awardees — the people who developed and mastered the famous landing capability of SpaceX’s Falcon 9…