Studying the water cycle on Mars is essential for assessing its potential habitability, and a new study reveals that significant quantities are present as transient frost on mountain peaks.
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Public data can reveal military secrets – posing problems for the world’s armies.
Back when Henk Hoekstra started his PhD, atmosphere turbulence and optical imperfections prevented us from accurately observing dark matter. He tells us why Euclid is a game changer.
New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.
A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
Spaceplanes seemed out of favour when the shuttle was retired in 2011; they now seem to be making a comeback.
Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.
Do extreme-sport athletes and explorers have personality traits in common that help them adapt to difficult and surprising conditions?
Missions to asteroids are opening up the secrets of the Solar System
Space can damage everything from your cardiovascular and nervous systems to your mental health – long voyages can feel isolating for many.
The results are intriguing, but analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets is no easy task.
The Euclid mission is preparing to launch on July 1.
One of Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede, could contain more water than the Earth.
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer and Europa Clipper missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s and provide researchers with unprecedented access to the icy moons orbiting the gas giant.
How might the space industry reduce its ecological footprint and better manage the debris it leaves in its wake?
Using space imagery can help guide relief efforts to critical areas during a natural disaster.
By spotting and counting tiny galaxies, we can work out how much dark matter is hiding in the cosmos.
The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. But we’re still a long way from space being accessible to all.
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