'Mind-boggling' alloy is Earth's toughest material, even at extreme temperatures By Robert Lea published 22 December 22 A metallic alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel is over 100 times tougher than graphene and gets even more resistant to damage at extremely low temperatures.
Mars InSight lander sends bittersweet goodbye selfie after 4 years of revealing the Red Planet's mysteries By Brandon Specktor last updated 22 December 22 The robot that made 'Marsquake' a part of our vocabulary is finally dead in the Martian dust.
One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives By Ben Turner published 21 December 22 The detector would search for ripples in the fabric of space-time left in the spacecraft's wake.
Massive earthquake that shook Mars is 5 times stronger than any other By Jamie Carter published 20 December 22 With death closing in, NASA's Mars InSight Lander picked up a record-breaking Marsquake in May.
Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm By Ben Turner published 19 December 22 The storm is classed as a G1 storm, so is expected to be fairly mild.
US military reports 'several hundred' UFO sightings in 2022, Pentagon officials claim By Brandon Specktor published 19 December 22 UFO reports from U.S. military personnel are flooding the government's new All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
Does gravity make you age more slowly? By Joshua A. Krisch published 17 December 22 If you're at sea level, or you age more slowly or faster than someone at the top of Mount Everest?
Grapefruit-size fireball from mysterious Oort Cloud could rewrite the history of the solar system By Jamie Carter published 16 December 22 Rocky fireballs like the one that fell over Alberta, Canada last year shouldn't originate from the icy Oort Cloud... but this one apparently did.
'Mars' interior is not behaving,' active mantle plume reveals By Joanna Thompson published 16 December 22 In a first, planetary geologists describe an active mantle plume on the surface of Mars.
Uncontrollable coolant leak on Russian ISS capsule puts future missions in jeopardy By Brett Tingley published 15 December 22 Three astronauts are scheduled to fly home on the capsule in March 2023. Now that may no longer be possible.
Aliens haven't contacted Earth because there's no sign of intelligence here, new answer to the Fermi paradox suggests By Stephanie Pappas published 15 December 22 A new paper claims that intelligent aliens would only be interested in contacting the most technologically advanced planets, and Earth doesn't make the cut.
Artemis Program: NASA's plan to send humans back to the moon By Adam Mann last updated 15 December 22 Basic information about the Artemis program's Space Launch System and Orion capsule.
What will NASA's Artemis I mission teach us? By Brandon Specktor last updated 15 December 22 Launching the world's most powerful rocket is just the beginning.
James Webb Space Telescope captures 'extraordinary' clouds in the atmosphere of Saturn's alien moon Titan By JoAnna Wendel published 14 December 22 Studying Titan's clouds will help scientists understand why Saturn's largest moon is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere.
How gravitational waves can 'see inside' black holes By Paul Sutter published 14 December 22 What lurks at the center of a black hole? Studying the space-time ripples from black hole collisions could reveal an answer.
Nuclear fusion reactor 'breakthrough' is significant, but light-years away from being useful By Ben Turner published 13 December 22 Useful, cost-effective nuclear fusion remains a distant dream, despite a small step in the right direction from the government's NIF reactor.
Nuclear fusion reactor core produces more energy than it consumes in world-first demonstration By Ben Turner published 13 December 22 The breakthrough marks the first time that the core of a fusion reactor has given out more energy than it has taken in, but significant obstacles still need to be overcome.
Listen to a Martian dust storm engulf the Perseverance rover in eerie, world-first audio recording By Stephanie Pappas published 13 December 22 An unprecedented audio recording could reveal key details about extreme weather on the Red Planet.
See Mars 'peek out' from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo By Harry Baker published 13 December 22 An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.
Orion capsule bounces off atmosphere to complete hottest and fastest reentry ever, capping off NASA's Artemis 1 mission By Ben Turner published 11 December 22 The capsule intentionally skipped like a stone off the atmosphere to make its reentry easier.
