Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.
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The exoplanet LHS 1140b may have a temperature that could allow for liquid water on its surface. Just possibly, it could support the existence of life.
From supernovae in distant galaxies to the packed centre of the Milky Way, the new Roman telescope will help us see and understand the ever-changing cosmos.
Sometimes, mapping the whole universe starts with getting thousands of tiny robots to move in exactly the right way.
The early universe was kind of like a big game of musical chairs – scientists are figuring out how many particles were able to find ‘seats’ to understand the cosmos.
This could mark the start of a major arms race in space, which would threaten all of us on Earth.
Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.
Massive objects bend light around them, a quirk that opens up unique opportunities for astronomical surveys.
Spaceflight can reproduce some changes associated with later life within weeks, offering clues about muscle loss, frailty and recovery.
The first appearance of a wormhole in Star Trek was a typically pioneering reference to what was then a niche research topic.
Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.
Some stars turn into black holes at the end of their lifespans, once they stop burning the fuel in their cores.
When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.
No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.
Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
In August 2018, just four months before she died, I had the great fortune to interview Nancy Grace Roman about her extraordinary life studying the stars.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take a broad survey of space and use it to create a map of the universe.
Interstellar maps can help scientists find patterns that tell them about fundamental chemical processes in the cosmos.
How my understanding of the night sky was transformed by observing stars with a hi-tech telescope.
NASA’s CADRE mission will test a small team of autonomous rovers that can function without constant communication with Earth.
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