Perseverance rover finds evidence suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars

Perseverance rover finds evidence suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a key clue crucial to its Mars mission: geological evidence that could suggest life existed on the Red Planet billions of years ago. The robotic explorer on July 18 … Read more

Perseverance rover finds evidence suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars

Perseverance rover finds evidence suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a key clue crucial to its Mars mission: geological evidence that could suggest life existed on the Red Planet billions of years ago. The robotic explorer on July 18 … Read more

50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date

50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Boeing’s Starliner docked with the International Space Station in July 2024 during a crewed test flight. | Credit: NASA Boeing’s Starliner will soon conduct a “hot fire” test in space as NASA and the company continue to investigate … Read more

‘We’re Pushing the Boundaries:’ Artemis 2 Backup Astronaut on Moon Mission in 2025 (Exclusive)

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas wears augmented reality (AR) display technology during an advanced technology run at the San Francisco Volcanic Field in northern Arizona on May 21, 2024. | Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarce Artemis 2 is making progress toward … Read more

Mercury has a 16-kilometer-thick layer of diamond, NASA space probe discovers

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Left) A colorful view of Mercury, created using images from the Color Basemap Imaging campaign during MESSENGER’s primary mission. (Right) What Mercury might look like if its outer layers were stripped away to expose the 16-kilometer-thick layer of … Read more

13 Photos from NASA’s Most Powerful X-ray Space Telescope Reveal the Invisible Universe

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA’s most scientifically productive space missions. The telescope has been in space for 25 years, discovering black holes and dark matter. Chandra’s best images show how the telescope reveals details that other telescopes cannot see. NASA has been using X-rays to unravel the invisible secrets of the universe … Read more

New images revealing the unseen side of the universe celebrate the work of a mission in peril

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A glowing supernova remnant, a nebula shaped like a cat’s paw and the iconic Pillars of Creation are just some of the celestial objects that shine in 25 never-before-seen images captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray … Read more

New images revealing the unseen side of the universe celebrate the work of a mission in peril

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A glowing supernova remnant, a nebula shaped like a cat’s paw and the iconic Pillars of Creation are just some of the celestial objects that shine in 25 never-before-seen images captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray … Read more

Happy 25th Birthday, Chandra! NASA is celebrating with 25 breathtaking images from its flagship X-ray observatory

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A montage of new images using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which turns 25 on July 23. | Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO It truly is the summer of cosmic anniversaries. Following the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and … Read more

The ribbon cutting at Rocket Row marks the return of the rocket center’s ‘spaceline’ in Alabama

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Rocket Row, part of the US Space & Rocket Center’s Rocket Park in Huntsville, Alabama, is back on its feet after six years. | Credit: US Space & Rocket Center Some cities have skylines. Huntsville, Alabama, has a … Read more