On Sept. 30, NASA formally concluded OSIRIS-REx, the historic first U.S. mission to pluck a pristine piece of an asteroid and deliver it safely back to Earth. The van-sized OSIRIS-REx spacecraft — whose name is short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, ... See more
Astronomers estimate that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, has churned out more than 10 million black holes over its 13-billion-year history. Yet so far, they have found only 70. Now, a group of astronomers in the U.K. is trying to close that vast gap by e... See more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has moved a step closer to launching its second-ever interplanetary mission — an ambitious, eight-year exploration of seven asteroids between Mars and Jupiter that will culminate with a landing on the mysteriously red astero... See more
Earth and Mars formed in the same part of the solar system, but their chemistry suggests the two planets were built in different ways, according to new research. The finding adds to growing evidence that suggests planets do not all form in one way. It als... See more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A simple visualization of Earth's magnetosphere. | Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio Life on Earth has never existed without the shelter of... See more
