Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples
Reported by NASA
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine samples delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins,...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:29 +0000
New Radar Data Dries Up Hope For Subsurface Liquid Water On Mars
Reported by Universe Today
Remember back in 2018 when there was a discovery of a briny “lake” underground near the Martian south pole? Pepperidge Farm probably does, and anyone that works there that’s interested in space exploration will be disappointed to hear that, whatever ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:07 +0000
The International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence
Reported by NASA
On Nov. 2, 2025, NASA honored 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. What began as a fragile framework of modules has evolved into a springboard for international cooperation, advanced scientific research and technolo...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00 +0000
What is AI? (Grades 5-8)
Reported by NASA
This article is for students grades 5-8. What is AI? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a type of technology that helps machines and computers have “thinking” abilities similar to humans. Devices using AI can learn words and concepts, recognize objects...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57 +0000
The life-giving secret of protoplanetary disks? Dust.
Reported by Universe Today
The complex molecules required for life on Earth might never have formed if it wasn’t for cosmic dust....
- By: Scott Johnston (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/sajohnston1989)
- On: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:48 +0000
The Universe Was Warm Before It Was Bright
Reported by Universe Today
There is a period in the Universe known as the cosmic dark ages. It lies between the recombination of the first atoms and the ignition of the first stars, when the Universe was thought to be cold and dark. Now astronomers have looked at the faint glow of a...
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:45 +0000