Space & Aviation

A rocky planet was found orbiting its host star in an unusual location

This image contains the first astrosphere, or wind-blown bubble, that astronomers have captured surrounding a star that is a younger version of our Sun. This discovery was made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and is described in .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down in Jezero crater, Mars on February 18, 2021. This blog highlights some of the biggest breakthroughs from the first five years of the Mars 2020 mission.

If confirmed, this disappearing act might provide the closest and best observational evidence for the birth of a black hole

Today on AirSpace: it’s Canine Career Day! We discuss the surprisingly wide variety of airport dog jobs, and hear from a few lucky humans about their unique coworkers.

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we are releasing a new image of the Cocoon Nebula (officially named IC 5146). This heart-shaped nebula is a region in the Milky Way galaxy where new stars are forming. X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Cosmic dust normally comes from dying stars. The recipe for a lab-made version includes a few gases, vacuum tubes and electricity