I’m forever grateful to NASA for giving me an amazing 10 years. After four to five years in astrophysics, I was able to go to ...
NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.
A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.
NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is ...
Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.
It’s a big universe out there—13.8 billion years old, full of hundreds of billions of star-and-planet-packed galaxies and, out past the limits of our sight, perhaps infinite in all directions. But as ...
The chrysalis, which is the pupal stage of a butterfly, was sealed inside a small experimental space ecosystem payload — developed by a Chongqing University research team and named ShennongKaiwu 2 — ...
On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on a balmy October morning, a crowd of people sporting “Save NASA Science” buttons buzzes with anticipation. Among them stands Eli Orland, who likens America’s space ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...