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Meteoritic and volcanic particles may have promoted origin of life reactions
Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4...
A role for meteoritic iron in the emergence of life on Earth
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich have proposed a new scenario for the emergence of the first building blocks for life on Earth,...
Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.
New 'super-Neptune' exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new hot, bloated "super-Neptune" exoplanet. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-2498 b, is about six...
Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight in photos (gallery)
Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight will see eight crew members work to bring the company back to space. See the flight and training in photos.
Picking up lightsabers for Mars
Video: 00:02:10 Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some 290 000 km away from home.Testing technologies...
Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles
An unusual green meteor recently exploded as it plummeted through the sky over Australia, giving off a brilliant flash of light that could be seen for miles.
A Meteorite Fell in Their Bedroom. Here's What Happened Next
Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies
On This Day In Space: May 25, 2008: NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars
On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix lander arrived on Mars.
50 years later, Skylab remembered as major force in space exploration
Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1973, three NASA astronauts were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to spend a month aboard Skylab, America's first space station. Their first...
And now the weather: Cloudy with scattered showers of plastic
Diplomats from 175 countries gathering in Paris for plastics treaty talks on Monday may want to pack an umbrella, but not just because there's a chance of rain.
3 ex-Jackson police officers charged with homicide over death of Black man
Three former Jackson police officers have been indicted for homicide over the New Year's Eve death of a 41-year-old Black man in their custody.
On This Day, May 25: Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars
On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft made a smooth landing on Mars, completing a nine-month, 422 million-mile journey.
SpaceX postpones Arab League satellite launch over weather
SpaceX on Wednesday postponed the launch of a powerful communication relay satellite for the 21-member Arab League, seemingly due to weather.
Rocket Lab launch of 2 NASA weather satellites again postponed by weather
Weather has again delayed a Rocket Lab launch of two NASA weather-tracking satellites from New Zealand, officials said.
What time is Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25?
Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on Thursday (May 25), but exactly when the launch takes place will depend on...
What's the difference between outer space and deep space?
Space, outer space, and deep space — which is further out, and which is the real final frontier?
Secretary Granholm heralds upgraded Biomass Feedstock National User Facility
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm heralded upgrades to the world's most complete biomass preprocessing research and development facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Idaho National Laboratory today.
Fuzzy falcon chicks who nest at Michigan State football stadium get tracking bands
Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles, Muhammad, Egbert and Swooper have a nest in one of the best seats—make that perches—at Michigan State University's football...
Solar 'superflares' millions of times stronger than anything today may have sparked life on Earth
Intense solar storms may have delivered Earth its earliest building blocks of life, new research suggests.
New Vulcan Centaur rocket may test-fire its engines on the launch pad for 1st time on May 25
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, and it could happen as soon as this week.
'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test
A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.
Virgin Galactic readies for final test flight to suborbital space on Thursday
Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the company's final test flight before starting commercial operations.
The Universe Began with a Bang, Not a Bounce, New Studies Find
New research pokes holes in the idea that the cosmos expanded and then contracted before beginning again
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 2023 on its way to become the first probe to visit the Trojan asteroids...
One inmate on the loose, another recaptured after escape from Ohio prison
An inmate suspected of escaping an Ohio correctional facility was recaptured Wednesday in Kentucky, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Police are still pursuing a second escapee.
Image: Mars terrain recreation at ESA
A downward view of ESA's rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet, is designed to put prototype planetary rovers through their paces.
Doc Rivers among finalists to coach Phoenix Suns
Recently fired former Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers is among the finalists to coach the Phoenix Suns after Monty Williams' dismissal.