NASA just tested a powerful new thruster that could send humans to Mars
A new type of electromagnetic thruster has successfully completed an early test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),…
Hubble: The telescope that changed our view of the universe
The Hubble Space Telescope, the most celebrated observatory in history, turned 36 years last month. Last year, to…
The night sky could get three times brighter as new satellites launch — all but ruining the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s survey of the universe
Ultrabright satellite constellations planned to launch in the next decade could make the sky three times brighter, threatening…
Curiosity Drilled Into a Rock on Mars And Gave Scientists a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert
The Curiosity rover has revealed many surprises on the surface of Mars, but its most recent one is…
Artemis Astronauts Explain Why Nutella Tastes Different In Space (And So Does Everything Else)
NASA Last month, in a truly historic moment…
NASA Released a Massive Trove of Artemis 2 Images. Here Are Gizmodo’s Favorites
It’s been less than a month since the Artemis 2 mission returned to Earth, and the 10-day journey…
Why does NASA’s Curiosity rover have a ‘lucky penny’ on Mars?
A penny on Mars, captured in a photo by NASA’s Curiosity rover. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) Can you imagine…
NASA Powers Down Voyager 1 Instrument As It Fights To Survive Deep Space
Artist’s illustration of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL Voyager 1 is losing power, and NASA just…
New shortcut to Red Planet could cut travel time by half
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock
This series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill…
NASA’s ‘disco ball’ in space still tracking Earth after 50 years and it could last millions more |
For almost 50 years, a brass and aluminium sphere weighing 900 pounds has circled our planet. NASA launched…
Elon Musk Says Humanity Cannot Be Multiplanetary Without Reusable Rockets, Draws Parallel To US Colonization
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the importance of reusable rockets was crucial for humans to…