Wildflower study overturns assumptions about climate survival
Climate change stories often focus on loss. Species move, habitats shrink, and fragile systems break down. This narrative…
Are Trump and Musk giving up on Mars? Why NASA and SpaceX may be moving on
For decades, Mars has been a centerpiece of the United States’ space exploration agenda. Barack Obama set a…
NASA Rover Gets Arm Stuck Inside Mars Rock, Struggles to Break Free
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NASA’s Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon’s far side
Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if…
Deep diving fur seals experience delayed heart surges after returning to land
Deep dives push marine mammals to their physical limits. During long periods underwater, animals can switch to ‘anaerobic’…
Forecasters say strong El Nino could boost heat, drought and rain
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with…
NASA tests confirm next-gen Mars rotors can safely break sound barrier
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has successfully tested new rotor blades that surpassed the sound barrier in simulated…
Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery
This week’s science news was dominated by coverage of a cluster of hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise…
Curiosity Rover Got its Arm Stuck in a Martian Rock
The 29-pound rock didn’t budge for almost a week. You know the feeling, you’re exploring an alien planet…
Anthropic recruited SpaceX’s 220,000-GPU Colossus 1 to fix what Claude users kept complaining about
Anthropic and SpaceX this week entered a new partnership, giving Anthropic access to the compute capacity of the…
New measurements of Jupiter show its shape is shorter and flatter
A new study has redefined gas giant Jupiter’s dimensions. The study found that the planet is about 5…
Northrop Grumman advances solid rocket motor technology with series of rapid propulsion tests
Northrop Grumman has completed three company-funded static tests of solid rocket motors over the past five months, demonstrating…