Exoplanet Exposition
The first planets found outside of our solar system—the class of objects that came to be called exoplanets—showed us just how alien these worlds could be.
Scientists Don’t Lose Sight of Bonus Uses for Telescope Tech
Engineers who measured the shape of James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments incorporated the same ideas into a system ophthalmologists use to measure the shape of their patient’s eyes.
Question Your World: Did Scientists Really Discover Young Asteroids?
Our solar system is old. It's 4.5 billion years old, in fact. But that's not what has astronomers excited recently. A new discovery of two young asteroids is the topic of the week taking up space in the brains of scientists!
Question Your World: Who Just Broke Some Space Travel Records?
There's a lot of news about people going up in space lately. And that involved some new space travel records.
Question Your World: What Does It Take to Fly a Helicopter on Mars?
The science community had some great news to start off this week: a historic first-ever powered and controlled flight on another planet! As far as mission objectives go, Ingenuity has already passed with flying colors.
