Yup, Mars Really Is Home to This Wild Wavy Landscape
These defrosting dunes on Mars look like they were laid down by a baker with a tube full of frosting. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our…
Research uncover secret that made ancient Roman concrete so durable
Scientists have long pondered the durability of ancient Roman concrete structures, which have not only stood the test of time but have held up under extreme conditions, assuming it came…
MIT Scientists Reveal Why Rome’s Pantheon Has Yet to Crumble
Rome’s Pantheon has stood strong for thousands of years. Getty Images Despite being built thousands of years ago, some concrete structures across the world have surprisingly, and literally, stood the…
James Webb Telescope reveals barred galaxies billions of years ago
For the first time, new images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed galaxies with stellar bars at a time when the universe was a quarter of its present…
Sun Unleashes Powerful X-Class Solar Flare With More Expected
An X 1.2 class solar flare recorded on Jan. 5, 2022. NASA/SDO An intense solar flare exploded on the surface of the sun late Thursday from a complex sunspot…
Ancient bones, teeth found in shipwreck burial ground help explain genetic ancestry of Scandinavians
Researchers say that the Viking Age left an imprint on the genetics of present-day Scandinavians. In an international study published Thursday in the journal Cell, scientists found that DNA from…
Yes, Mars Really Is Home to This Wild Wavy Landscape
These defrosting dunes on Mars look like they were laid down by a baker with a tube full of frosting. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our…
NASA Webb Telescope Spots Milky Way-Like Galaxies From Long Ago
Hubble’s view (left) and Webb’s view (right) of barred spiral galaxy EGS-23205 as it was about 11 billion years ago. NASA/CEERS/University of Texas at Austin The James Webb Space Telescope…
NASA’s Pumped About 2023: Here’s Why
Starliner after its return from a flight test. NASA hopes the Boeing spacecraft will carry crew to the ISS in 2023. NASA/Bill Ingalls It’s going to be tough for NASA…
How Supersonic Tech Got Into Cardiac Devices and Saved Lives
Robert Bryant at work, circa 2012. Sean Smith/NASA Robert Bryant was part of a team at NASA in the early 1990s tasked with coming up with a new material for…