ESA's Juice craft has successfully weathered the dramatic loss of communication caused by a software glitch. She is now preparing for a key flyby past Venus that will take her on a long journey to Jupiter and its icy moons using a gravitational slingshot technique.
Space radiation is the biggest threat to future missions to the Moon and Mars. The innovative AstroRad vest, tested on the International Space Station, offers targeted protection for astronauts' vital organs. Learn how this technology, also proven on the Artemis I mission, enables safer human exploration of deep space.
The latest analysis of data from NASA's Dawn mission reveals that the dwarf planet Ceres likely had all the key ingredients for life in its distant past. Beneath its icy crust, a salty ocean was hidden, and new research also confirms the existence of a long-lasting source of chemical energy from its hot core
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is sending 3D bioprinted liver tissue to the ISS as part of the SpaceX CRS-33 mission. The goal is to investigate how microgravity affects tissue development and addresses the problem of vascularization, which could revolutionize organ creation for transplantation on Earth
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of human presence on the ISS, we reveal the key role of silver in space research. From fighting dangerous biofilms with antimicrobial nanoparticles and developing smart clothing for astronaut health monitoring, to growing perfect crystals for the future of nanotechnology on Earth
A revolutionary branch of mathematics, positive geometry, offers a unique language for describing reality from subatomic particles to the structure of the entire universe. Discover how abstract objects such as the amplituhedron replace complex Feynman diagrams and help scientists unravel the secrets of the Big Bang and the quantum world