A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid
The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it studies, recently performed…
Musk’s Wildest Pay Targets: Mars Colony, Robot Fleet And More
Topline SpaceX’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the company public added to a growing…
Ancient Crater Lakes May Have Provided Ideal Conditions for Earth’s Earliest Oxygen-Breathing Life
Researchers have discovered stromatolites — layered structures formed by microbial communities — inside a 42,000-year-old asteroid crater in…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Just Blew Past Mars. It Picked Up More Than Speed
A NASA probe is currently en route to a metal-rich asteroid that may be the leftover core of…
NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’
We know Mars to be many things: dusty, cold, and missing a global magnetic field. In a recent…
NASA MAVEN Detects Hidden Magnetic Effect on Mars
The Zwan‑Wolf effect was thought to be limited to planetary magnetospheres for decades. Originally discovered in 1976, it…
SpaceX Contractor Dies at Rocket Company’s Texas Headquarters
A SpaceX contractor died last week while working at the rocket’s company headquarters in Starbase, Texas, according to…
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric…
Curiosity Rover Shakes Loose A Pesky Mars Rock Named “Atacama”
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its…
Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. Credit: Steve Jurvetson A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define…
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Earth has four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets (including Jupiter and the other giant…
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its…