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Arcs of 'lightning' on the moon could be the future of lunar mining

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? For years, the concept of "lunar mining" has intrigued scientists, space agencies and entrepreneurs alike. Our rocky ...

Mars may hide oceans of water beneath its crust, study finds

Oceans' worth of water may remain buried in the crust of Mars, and not lost to space as previously long thought, a new study finds. Prior work found Mars was once wet enough to cover its entire surface with an ocean of water about 330 to 4,920 feet (100 to ...

Journey to the Dragon Palace: Inside Hayabusa2's history-making asteroid mission

CNET

CNET

Here is how Japan's space agency pulled off a daring expedition to snatch pieces of the ancient space rock Ryugu. jacksonpowerhouse-7. Jackson Ryan. March 16, 2021. In a gray camouflage tee and blue denim jeans, Masaki Fujimoto is dressed all too ...

Space station tosses 2.9-ton hunk of space junk overboard. It will stay in orbit for years.

The orbiting lab discarded a 2.9-ton (2.6 metric tons) pallet of used batteries on Thursday morning (March 11) — the most massive object it has ever jettisoned, NASA spokesperson Leah Cheshier told Gizmodo.

Fact check: Mars Perseverance rover landing happened; Ingenuity helicopter can fly on Mars

USA TODAY

USA TODAY

The first involves the Mars helicopter, or Ingenuity, and alleged poor Martian atmospheric conditions that would prevent it from flying. "Helicopter gets its lifting force by pushing air downward. Mars has an atmospheric volume ...

New footprints from the Gaia-sausage-enceladus merger event

Looking up at the starry sky, the deep Universe appears quiet and mysterious. It is hard to imagine that the ancient dwarf galaxy Enceladus violently collided and was torn apart by our own Milky Way Galaxy, leaving behind the cries of a whole new generation ...

Previously unknown bacteria discovered on the space station could help grow plants

CNN

CNN

(CNN) After serving as a home away from home for astronauts over the last 20 years, the International Space Station has become the host for unique bacterial inhabitants. And these microbes could prove useful. Four strains of bacteria, three of which were ...

Vacuuming Space? Astronomers Detect Movement of Supermassive Black Hole in Faraway Galaxy

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel

How do you catch the movement of something that absorbs light itself? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for a long time but to no avail. While the idea of moving black holes has been around for centuries, empirical evidence about their ...

Embryonic tissue undergoes phase transition

When scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria looked at developing zebrafish embryos, they observed an abrupt and dramatic change: Within just a few minutes, the solid-like embryonic tissue becomes fluid-like. What could cause ...

New measurement technique unravels what gives hummingbird wings their characteristic sound

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, Sorama, a TU/e spin-off company, and Stanford University meticulously observed hummingbirds using 12 high-speed cameras, six pressure plates and 2176 microphones. They discovered ...