Space & Aviation
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The new form, called Ice XXI, appeared at room temperature in the lab, and it may have a similar density to ice on distant moons in our solar system
People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.
The invisible stuff makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, but researchers know little about it
This graphic represents the discovery of what may be the most distant protocluster ever found, as described in our latest press release. By using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory together with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Step inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, former home of Artemis II's SLS rocket
Artemis II Rolls Out to the Launch Pad
The short story behind the 2016 film Arrival
Look up this year, and you could be rewarded with any of these cosmic sights—and mark your calendars, as they’re likely to be among the year’s best skywatching spectacles.

