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…
Japan’s Deep-Space Mission Brought Back an Asteroid Sample With All 5 DNA Building Blocks
Researchers have found all five of the essential bases that make up DNA and RNA in samples taken…
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…
Why do rockets curve after launch instead of going straight? The reason is surprising |
Have you ever wondered why rockets eventually tilt themselves after launch? Most people assume a rocket’s goal is…
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 ‘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…
🛰️ Nasa’s next super space telescope is already completed, 8 months ahead of schedule
The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, now assembled at the Goddard Space Flight Center, impresses with its technical…
NASA Just Released 12,000 Photos from Artemis II and Some Are Absolutely Breathtaking
For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts went around the Moon, came home, and…
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…
Thales Alenia Space signs phase 1 contract with ESA for the development of the telescopes onboard LISA mission
Cannes, 5 May 2026 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announces…
NASA Selects Interlune For Lunar Regolith Helium-3 Extraction Mission
NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Interlune to develop a payload capable of extracting helium-3 directly…
The Edge of Our Galaxy Eluded Scientists for Years. They Finally Found It.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers have long wondered where the Milky Way’s edge…