A computer render of the kind of photo Artemis II astronauts might capture, left, Artemis II astronauts Christina Koch and Victor Glover, right. Photography is of vital importance to NASA. The space agency provides all astronauts with plenty of Nikon Z9s and an array of different lenses, encouraging them to capture what they see. PetaPixel
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered thousands of strangely bleached rocks on Mars that are rich in a mineral difficult to form without long-term exposure to water, adding fresh evidence that the Red Planet was warmer, wetter and possibly rain-soaked billions of years ago. The newfound Mars rocks are rich in kaolinite, a soft, white, clay
The mushrooms spread out on the chopping board seemed normal enough. They were rich and dense, and had a strong earthy aroma. In the saucepan, they melted – along with the cheese – to form a creamy pasta sauce. A quick taste test proved they were delicious. The rich lion’s mane flavour immediately shone through.
Because of this, NASA engineers accept that a small amount of hydrogen will escape seals in the fueling line. Agency officials said in 2022 that the safe limit was a 4 percent concentration of hydrogen gas in the housing around the fueling connector. Hydrogen levels exceeded NASA’s safety limit multiple times during the practice countdown
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When cave biologist Hazel Barton ventured into the pitch darkness, the last thing she expected to find were organisms harnessing energy from light. This new understanding of photosynthesis in the dark, she realised, means life elsewhere in the Universe could exist in places we never thought possible. “The wall was bright green. It was the
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Is the whole universe just a simulation? – Moumita B., age 13, Dhaka, Bangladesh How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers.
If you’ve never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you. Skywatchers in parts of North America and northwest Africa will be treated to a remarkable celestial event when the moon passes in front of Regulus, the brightest star
WASHINGTON — A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would require closer scrutiny of lunar lander and spacesuit development for the Artemis program. The NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026, H.R. 7273, was introduced Jan. 30 by Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science Committee. It
Bradley Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, focuses on cataclysmic variable stars, objects that vary in brightness over time due to some type of major turmoil. His favorites are recurrent novas — binary systems in which a massive white dwarf siphons so much material from its partner that its surface becomes dense enough and