Spacecraft reveal the mysteries of the solar system's space rocks
27 March 2019
Three spacecraft have been gathering a treasure trove of information about the solar system's space rocks, helping us understand how Earth and the other planets formed
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NASA cancels first all-women spacewalk due to spacesuit size issue
26 March 2019
NASA scheduled the first ever spacewalk with only female astronauts this week, but it has been cancelled because there isn't enough time to configure a spacesuit that fits
NASA’s InSight lander is using magnetism to search for water on Mars
24 March 2019
Measuring magnetic fields on Mars could help us figure out how much water it has, and NASA’s InSight lander has taken the first ever measurements from the surface
We’ve found 4000 exoplanets but almost zero are right for life
22 March 2019
The chemical reactions that give rise to life need enough liquid water and not too much ultraviolet light, which seems to be a rare combination in the galaxy
