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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has learned to do backward rolls to give its onboard radar better opportunities to find water-ice beneath the red planet’s surface.

“Not only can you teach an old spacecraft new tricks, you can open up…

The July full moon, known as the ‘Buck Moon’ will rise on Wednesday, July 10 and put on a spectacular show for both stargazers and astrophotographers alike.

A full moon occurs when the moon is positioned opposite the sun in the sky, causing it to…

In a scenario reminiscent of science fiction storylines, Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station have encountered an unprecedented discovery that has sent ripples through the scientific community. A previously unknown bacterial…

New Yorkers may not think of Sotheby’s, the tony auction house on the Upper East Side, as a place to casually pop in to, let alone a place to see dinosaurs or Martian meteorites.

But during “Geek Week,” that’s exactly what’s on free…

Astronomers have turned the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) into a time machine to peer back in cosmic time to 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

This has revealed previously hidden structures within the universe’s first…

When folks picture Neanderthals, the image often involves heavy brows, furry pelts, and stone tools. Yet pieces of their DNA are still part of the modern human genome. Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from…

Superman may be a work of pulp fiction, but astronomers have identified where in space the alien immigrant hero’s home planet, Krypton, could have existed. And this location suggests maybe Clark Kent isn’t as youthful as he looks… even in…

The melting of glaciers and ice caps by the climate crisis could unleash a barrage of explosive volcanic eruptions, a study suggests.

The loss of ice releases the pressure on underground magma chambers and makes eruptions more likely. This process…

Pasadena, CA (July 7, 2025) — In a joint statement, every living former head of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate SMD — the agency’s top science leadership position — has condemned the White House’s proposed 47% cuts to NASA science…