NASA’s Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet
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Watch Live as NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Rolls Out to the Launch Pad
NASA officials were jittery with excitement as they briefed reporters on the final preparations for Artemis 2 on…
Early Universe’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Are Young Supermassive Black Holes, Astrophysicists Say
Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen show that the enigmatic ‘little red dots’ — red sources scattered across…
Scientists solve mystery of little red dots seen by James Webb Space Telescope
Published on 16/01/2026 – 7:01 GMT+1 Astronomers say they have finally figured out the mysterious “little red dots,”…
Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump’s proposed cuts
After a tumultuous 2025 that saw it lose around 4,000 employees, NASA finally has an operating budget for…
NASA Fears Mars Imager Probe MAVEN May Be Lost
Artist’s impression of MAVEN’s arrival at Mars. NASA is preparing for the likely loss of a long-running Mars…
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
The US space agency has declined to disclose any details about the health issue but stressed the return…
Why one-off tech controls won’t stop China’s moonshot
The White House’s AI Action Plan, along with tighter export controls on advanced chips and AI equipment, underscores…
Former Google CEO Plans to Singlehandedly Fund a Hubble Telescope Replacement
Prototypes of the four proposed telescopes – Schmidt Sciences If you’re a billionaire looking to jump into philanthropy…
Want to Book a Hotel on the Moon? This Startup Is Now Taking $250K Deposits
Planning a trip for 2032? You might want to start saving up for a stay at the first…
NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space Weather
After a three-and-a-half-month journey, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has finally reached its destination, a strategic…
Astronomers Detect Celestial ‘Wake’ from Betelgeuse’s Companion Star
New multi-year observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory…