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Mark Watney had some good ideas about growing crops on Mars.

A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.

Lee esta historia en español aquí. To achieve the national goal of landing American astronauts on the surface of the Moon and maintaining U.S. superiority in exploration and discovery, NASA announced Feb. 27 it is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program, standardizing the SLS (S

The microbes "proved very hard to kill."

The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the Moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability, all meals must be carefully selected to remain safe, shelf-stable, and easy to prepare and consume in NASA’s Orion spacec

Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.

A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.

The core of a solid, cancerous tumor is comprised of dead cells and is oxygen-free, making it an ideal breeding ground for Clostriudium.

Located in the Back Basin of the Norris Geyser Basin, the geyser unexpectedly erupted on Feb. 7 after nearly six years of dormancy, marking its first eruption since December 2020.

Written by Ashley Stroupe, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 This week we had three planning sessions, exploring the eastern side of the boxwork unit. As a Rover Planner on Monday, I worked on the arm and drive activities, whil

NASA’s Glenn Research Center is seeking proposals to lease select land parcels at its Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. EST on July 2, 2026. The parcels are part of an area of land that currently serves as a buffer for ongoing NASA operations. The solicitati

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite was supposed to map water across the surface of the Moon, but glaring design and testing errors killed it.

The Earth orbited between the moon and sun, casting a shadow on the moon and causing the lunar eclipse.

British researchers uncover a cold volcanic vent in Antarctica, sparking new questions about hydrothermal activity and the mysteries of the deep ocean.

Here are the first images of the March 3 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible over North America, Australia, and eastern Asia.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is creating captivating sonifications that transform space data into immersive soundtracks, offering a new way to experience the planets in our solar system.

Fluorescent proteins with a quantum upgrade could offer unprecedented views inside cells.

SpaceX executed a successful doubleheader launch weekend on March 1, 2026, with Falcon 9 rockets from California and Florida deploying 54 Starlink satellites.

A galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, an elusive form of matter that doesn’t interact with light, was spotted by Hubble 250 million light-years from Earth.

The lunar eclipse has begun in the sky over Rochester. News10NBC is live from Cobbs Hill Park as the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow.

"There are plenty of opportunities for many satellites to do space science."

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This extraordinary planetary nebula lies in the constellation Draco and has captivated astronomers for decades with its elaborate and mul