Data from two meteorite impacts on Mars recorded by NASA’s InSight spacecraft provides new insights into the structure of the Martian crust. NASA’s InSight mission collected data on two meteorite impacts on…
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NASA prepares to say “farewell” to the InSight spacecraft – NASA’s InSight Mars lander
Comparison of InSight selfies Using its robotic arm’s camera, NASA’s InSight lander took these selfies on December 6, 2018 – just 10 days after landing on Mars – and April 24, 2022….
The chilling science of reanimating undead spores
Here is a scary riddle: is a spore alive or dead? Gürol Süel, a biologist at the University of California at San Diego, would not blame you if you voted for death:…
A space rock crashed into Mars on Christmas Eve. He revealed a hidden surprise | CNN
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science bulletin Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — You will never forget your first mission to…
A star collapses under its own weight – a black hole is born
On October 9, orbiting observatories detected the largest gamma-ray burst we have ever seen. It was so strong it affected our ionosphere. He came from beyond the stars of the constellation Sagitta…
ESA’s mission to Venus should crack the code on the planet’s past
Artist’s impression of ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus ESA/VR2Planets/Damia Bouic Venus is a hard-to-crack planetary nut. Decades after ground-based radar readings first pierced our sister planet’s dense, carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere, we still…