Space Sciences & Astronomy

Sedimentary, my dear Johnson: is NASA looking at the wrong type of rock for clues to Martian life?

May 20, 2019

Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have begun compiling an atlas of fossils in volcanic rock, to guide where and what to look for in the search for Martian life; Frontiers in Earth Science [...]

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station – but there’s a silver lining

March 25, 2019

An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions can foster antibiotic-resistant superbugs; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

Dormant viruses activate during spaceflight – NASA investigates

March 18, 2019

The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert

March 1, 2019

A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms -- strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria that could lead the search for Martian life deeper underground; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

A Universe in a box

November 5, 2018

Researchers reveal the story of the oldest stars and galaxies, compiled from 20 years of simulations; Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences [...]

Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities

August 27, 2018

An image of asteroids close to the Earth. Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in orbit around Earth will provide an opportunity to increase our knowledge of asteroids and test space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science

Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in Earth's orbit will increase our knowledge of asteroids and allow testing of space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science [...]

Black hole jets are clearer now

March 21, 2018

Researchers have developed a model that explores supermassive black holes that lie at the centers of galaxies: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences [...]

Unravelling the mysteries of the farthest objects of the Solar System

April 21, 2017

Neptune with objects shot from space, including elements furnished by NASA

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences launched a new Research Topic which aims to investigates the origins and the main features of trans-Neptunian objects, small celestial objects that orbit the Sun at a greater distance than Neptune. [...]

Future space missions and the Earth-Moon system

February 24, 2017

How the complex dynamics of the Earth-Moon system and its applied and fundamental physics may play a crucial role in the future of space exploration – by Claudio Bogazzi, [...]