The InSight observatory has a seismometer and a heat probe, which have enabled it to gather data on rock layers below the planet's soil
Made from everyday items found in hardware stores, the Corsi-Rosenthal box is a testament to the power of grassroots innovation
Efforts to identify leaks of the harmful greenhouse gas are improving with advances in technology
Thrilling discoveries, hurdles in the fight against Covid and advancements in space exploration defined the past year
The highly awaited observatory is set to break new ground in many areas of astronomical research
At the launch of the Webb Space Telescope, the legacy of America’s favorite eye in the sky is best remembered with a look at a Smithsonian artifact
In "Don't Look Up," researchers warn authorities about a comet hurtling towards Earth. Such a scenario isn’t just science fiction
Researchers want to send a spacecraft near Jupiter to join up with a chunk of rock and ice as it’s flung toward the sun
The device will hunt for resources, including water, vital to future space exploration
A private company has just completed the first successful test of its trash collector
A team in China has identified a location that could give the Eastern Hemisphere its first major observatory
An instrument named “DESI” will chart up to 40 million galaxies, ten times more than any previous survey
Ask a child to draw a scientist, and research says they’ll often draw an older, usually white, man, with wild hair, wearing a lab coat and goggles
Smithsonian curator Michael Neufeld recounts the harrowing details of when Gemini Vlll astronauts faced the first life-threatening, in-flight emergency
Nicknamed 'Ginny,' the Mars helicopter is set to take off from the surface of the Red Planet no earlier than April 14
The decade-long mission requires dozens of glass tubes, two rovers and three more rocket launches, including the first from another planet
If the craft succeeds, it will provide crucial information for exploring the other planets by air
Almost three decades ago, Americans were awed by the pitch-perfect airbag-assisted landing and the deploying of the rover Sojourner
Space agencies are launching new missions outfitted with revolutionary technologies, including the Perseverance rover, to learn more about the Red Planet
Experts describe how they plan to land the rover, what could go wrong and what they hope to learn
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