APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside
Explanation: Tidally locked in synchronous rotation, the Moon always presents its familiar nearside to denizens of planet Earth.…
Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars
A new genetically engineered microbe may one day help humanity settle Mars, a nonprofit biotechnology research startup suggests.…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) just sent a big message to the wireless industry: We want our piece of…
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As SpaceX struggles to launch Starlink in India, Elon Musk has stepped up his attack on billionaire Mukesh…
Musk Questions Ambani’s Role in Starlink Regulatory Holdup
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Why Verizon (VZ) Shares Are Trading Lower Today
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Last month, Pavel Rabtsevich—a 28-year-old product manager living in Spain—was hunting for planets. He didn’t have any formal…
NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space…
Hubble Space Telescope may have found a planet born after its star died
Astronomers revisiting decades-old observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found a new clue in a long-running cold…
NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public
NASA has just released about 800 gigabytes of scientific data generated by the Artemis II mission. The archive…
NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon…
On this day in space! Oct. 9, 1992: Peekskill meteorite lands in New York after streaking through the atmosphere
On Oct. 9, 1992, a space rock the size of a bowling ball fell out of space and…