Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to American physicist Richard Feynman, captures a tension many people feel when ...

A look at how local resource use, material innovation, and autonomous construction are enabling practical habitat development ...

Guillermo Ernesto Eleazar Cuerva, professionally known as Gil Cuerva, was born on August 21, 1995. He turns 31 before the end of the year. In a profile written by the late Ricky Lo in May 2017 for The ...

The universe is a place of unimaginable beauty and wonder—shimmering galaxies that dance across the cosmic stage, nebulae ...

Before CMOS sensors, digital cameras used charge-coupled devices or CCD sensors. This classic sensor design gathers light from the pixels and sends it to an amplifier in order to convert energy from ...

NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the Space ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...

A new fund focused on companies working beyond Earth’s atmosphere hints at the growing potential of the space economy.

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

Donald Trump has ordered the release of files related to aliens, UAP, and UFOs. If previous disclosures are any indication, get ready for a letdown.