Why take cake frosting to a space station, in a microgravity environment where bread cannot rise? Space mysteries like this abound in a new International Space Station (ISS) study, and the answers may ...

Space archaeology needs to mix new and old missions to protect ancient sites, scientists urged at a recent NASA conference. Studying our planet from space means integrating modern with historic ...

John Kantner spent the better part of his career as an archaeologist trying to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Chaco Canyon civilization. He, like many of his colleagues, was left with only ...

Astronomers have used the remains of an ancient, dead star to uncover information about how stars explode and form black holes. The astronomers reconstructed the makeup of the long-dead star that ...

Soon after photos started arriving from the International Space Station (ISS), Justin Walsh spotted something unexpected: frosting. Tucked into a plastic bag hanging off the station wall, near a can ...

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In the past 60 years, humans have left a lot of stuff on other worlds or floating in space. We’ve landed (or crashed) spacecraft on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, and ...

'You can think of it as an off-planetary equivalent of excavating a pit.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Why take cake frosting ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What does it take to be a space archaeologist? No, you don't need a rocket or a spacesuit.