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If We Find Life on Europa or Enceladus, It Will Probably Be a '2nd Genesis'

It would be very hard for microbes to get all the way from Earth or Mars out to the ocean moons, a new study suggests. Shares. An up-close look at the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is thought to harbor a big ocean of liquid water beneath its ...

Astronaut Leland Melvin Talks 'Ad Astra,' Space Travel and Humanity's Future in the Final Frontier

Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen the space thriller "Ad Astra.") Former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver Leland Melvin sat down has some deep thoughts about humanity's future in space and how it's depicted on the silver screen in films like ...

How to Watch Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Flight to the Space Station Online

Boeing will make history this week when it sends its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, and you can keep up with the mission live online, thanks to NASA TV. On Friday (Dec. 20), the uncrewed Starliner ...

Excitement Builds for Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Launch Friday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The debut test flight of a Boeing Starliner astronaut taxi for NASA is ready to fly, with great weather expected for its launch to the International Space Station Friday (Dec. 20). A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the ...

CRISPR, gravity waves, water on Mars: A decade of discoveries

A handout photo provided by the European Southern Observatory on April 10, 2019 shows the first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo—touted as the "most direct proof of their existence" by one of the project's lead scientists. From finding the building ...

Rocket Glitch Delays Launch of European Mission to Hunt Alien Planets

The European launch provider Arianespace postponed the flight of a new spacecraft designed to hunt alien planets and four other satellites today (Dec 17) due to a glitch with the mission's rocket. An Arianespace Soyuz rocket was expected to launch the ...

NASA Will Pick Up More Earth-Observation Data from Planet and Maxar

NASA plans to purchase even more satellite data about Earth after a pilot program in this field went well, according to a media report. The agency plans to buy more data from the Planet and Maxar satellites and is still evaluating data from a third company, ...

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Water on giant exoplanets both common and scarce

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A new study of the atmospheres of known giant exoplanets suggests that water – an essential ingredient for life – may be common on other worlds in our Milky Way galaxy. At the same, there may be less of it than astronomers once expected. Sharing is caring!

Next task for NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft: Kiss an asteroid and avoid Mount Doom

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SAN FRANCISCO — Plunge perilously into an alien crater. Ever-so-gently touch the asteroid's rocky surface. Suck up a few handfuls of pebbles and dust. Navigate out of the crater, avoiding the jagged rock walls and a boulder called "Mount Doom." Then fly ...

Scientists correlate photon pairs of different colors generated in separate buildings

Particles can sometimes act like waves, and photons (particles of light) are no exception. Just as waves create an interference pattern, like ripples on a pond, so do photons. Physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their ...