SPACE

Meteor Digs Up Water From Moon's Surface

SPACE Water molecules found near the vicinity of the moon from meteors hitting the moon's surface. Data from a lunar orbiter recently gave way to the conclusion that the moon has been wet for billions of years.

Defending the Earth from Asteroids

Spotting NEO a challenging task, typical of finding a lump of coal in the night’s sky In February 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor, a mere 17-20 meters across, caused extensive ground damage and several injuries when it exploded on impact with the atmosphere of the Earth.

A Multi-Planetary Life

SpaceX ambitious multi-planetary journey in the works In the words of Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, "It's important that we attempt to extend the life beyond Earth now.

Tiny Fragment of a Comet Found Inside a Meteorite

A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery by a Carnegie Institution of Science-led team, including a researcher now at Arizona State University, was published April 15 in Nature Astronomy.

NASA Sends Mice on a Mission in Space

Female mice were sent to a rodent habitat in the ISS for 37 days. As part of an experiment, NASA sent 20 female mice to the International Space Station with the goal of observing their reaction to microgravity-both short and long term-and then further learning about how both humans and animals will possibly adapt to a different environment in space.
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