From a return of humans to lunar orbit, to Japan's first crack at Mars, advanced space travel and exploration is set to ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic home. These planetary leftovers offer clues to our creation—and potential ...

What would our government do if a major asteroid was on a collision course with Earth? The NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for organizing a worldwide effort in case of an ...

The permeability of biological membranes is a key determinant of drug pharmacokinetics. Historically, passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer portion of a biological membrane was suggested as the ...

In 2010, the first ever sample of material from an asteroid was successfully returned to Earth after the seven-year Hayabusa mission. In the years leading up to the launch, Tohoku University’s Space ...