A NASA mission that was retired in 2022 has helped scientists detect water on the surface of two asteroids. Researchers from the Southwest Research Institute were able to use data from the retired ...

Ice is a key component in the universe. There are frozen water molecules on comets, moons, exoplanets, and in your drink as you cool off from the summer heat. However, under the microscope, not all ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected water molecules in the atmosphere of a small, blazing-hot exoplanet 97 light-years from Earth. The planet, named GJ 9827d, is about twice ...

The moon-sailing Argonaut is a lander concept from the European Space Agency (ESA), of which DLR is a part. ESA officials ...

Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for ...

Ensuring that plants receive the nourishment they need through proper irrigation is an age-old challenge for farmers here on Earth. It is also a challenge in space. NASA is one step closer to ...

Space is cold, and research has shown time and time again that space ice is prevalent throughout the universe. However, despite sharing a similar name to the ice we find in glaciers or even in our ...

General Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, is warning that the department is “just treading water” at a time when space is becoming a “warfighting domain.” During an ...