Rosetta’s comet selfie still explains the distance between arriving and landing
Philae took the 2014 image while still attached to the orbiter. Two exposures let a spacecraft and a dim comet share the f...
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The cosmic web is a map of a model. Dark matter is still a question about matter
An astronomy visualization makes structure visible without photographing the particles behind it. That distinction is the...
Plants beneath the Barnes Ice Cap expose a climate reversal measured in centuries
Dating preserved vegetation helps reconstruct two millennia of ice expansion and its retreat. The finding does not make wa...
Two crows made fast visual decisions. Their brains reveal more than a speed contest
A controlled experiment links neural activity to the accumulation of visual evidence. It does not rank the intelligence of...
PACE is reading autumn through leaf chemistry, not just the color of a forest
NASA’s hyperspectral maps distinguish a pigment ratio from an ordinary photograph. Ground observations help explain what t...
Swift has stopped observing. Its greatest instrument was the ability to turn quickly
NASA’s gamma-ray-burst observatory leaves nearly 22 years of observations as atmospheric drag ends the mission. Its archiv...
A battery-free graphene sensor still needs an energy budget—and a first charge
Power-line harvesting can sustain a tiny sensing load. The startup limitation is essential to understanding the experiment.
Dragonfly’s simulated Titan flight tests whether the right decision arrives on time
Flight-like avionics, simulated sensors and real-time imagery bring the first Titan landing sequence into a more demanding...
NASA’s revised lunar routes give Starship and Blue Moon different transport jobs
The 2028 target now rests on two distinct chains of refuelling, transfer stages and rendezvous. Neither provider has the f...