Cobham Mission Systems, the world’s leader in critical control solutions, today announced that its space pyrotechnic valves on the NASA Perseverance r
The Holy Grail of crops that can survive long heat waves and drought may be a step closer with scientists finding a way to precisely measure...
How Japan's space agency pulled off a daring expedition to snatch pieces of an ancient space rock.
Scientists have confirmed the presence of water and organic materials that are essential for life on the surface of asteroid Itokawa. The samples of rock and...
A NASA competition to launch a cluster of cubesats attracted a bid from SpaceX, who appeared to offer a vehicle other than the Falcon 9 or...
Could shooting arcs of “lightning” across the surface of the moon allow us to mine metal and water from the lunar surface at the same time? ...
The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound. But only now has it become clear how the wing generates this sound. Researchers from Eindhoven University...
Plants brighten your room and lift your spirits, which is a welcome addition to every house. Having a plant at home is a brilliant concept. Plant...
The planet GJ 1132 b, about 41 light years away, fascinates scientists because of its similarity to Earth. Its mass is about 1.6 times that of...
The world’s oceans are a vast repository for gases including ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. However, as atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop,...