Mars helicopter takes it to the limit with more groundbreaking flights
Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that Ingenuity has aced more of its flights
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Astronauts installed a giant solar panel outside the space station
It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station.
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Meet ‘dragon man,’ the latest addition to the human family tree
A cranium hidden at the bottom of a well in northeastern China for more than 80 years may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called “dragon man.”
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Universe, we have a problem: NASA’s investigating an outage on the Hubble Space Telescope
Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding of the cosmos for over 30 years has stopped working.
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Why scientists and meteorologists are wearing blue and red stripes
As extreme drought plagues the Western US and more intense storms brew in the tropics, climate-minded people joined scientists and meteorologists on Monday in a campaign to turn the world’s attention toward the climate crisis.
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1,000+ carat diamond discovered in Botswana
A stone believed to be the third largest gem-quality diamond ever mined has been discovered in Botswana.
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Flying race car makes successful test drive
A full-sized pilotless “flying race car” has flown for the first time. Now its creator is preparing to take the sport to a whole new elevation.
Continue ReadingMedieval Europeans regularly reopened graves — and not to rob them
Early Medieval graves in Europe were reopened as part of widespread burial traditions — not only by grave robbers, as experts previously thought.
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Catch Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket launch into orbit Tuesday morning
Many Americans on the Mid-Atlantic Coast will be treated to a view of Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket launch Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingSee ‘ring of fire’ eclipse light up the sky
People in the Northern Hemisphere were able to watch as the moon partially blocked out the sun to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. CNN’s Allison Chinchar has more.
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Perseverance rover goes on a Mars road trip
June is a fine time for a Martian road trip if you’re a robotic rover.
Continue ReadingModel brings to life newly discovered species of dinosaur
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur which they confirmed as the largest to have ever been found in Australia.
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NASA is getting serious about UFOs
NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office.
Continue ReadingBaby squid and tartigrades are heading to space
“Water bears” and baby squid are about to hitch a ride to space.
Continue ReadingWorld’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
The world’s largest iceberg has calved from Antarctica over the past few days, a giant floating piece of ice close to 80 times the size of Manhattan. The iceberg broke off the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. The iceberg is shaped like
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Deep sea monster washes ashore on California coast
Last Friday morning an incredible deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area (MPA).
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New images of Jupiter reveal some of the planet’s mysterious features
Images captured by two different telescopes are showing our solar system’s largest planet in a new light.
Continue ReadingThe Milky Way — the ultimate wishing well
One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for s’mores, of course. The pandemic patio purchase has served us well on Saturday nights throughout the seasons as we look to the stars as our entertainment. We point out the constellations
Continue ReadingChinese rocket debris is expected to crash into Earth soon. It’s not the first time.
The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not unprecedented situation.
Continue ReadingSee SpaceX rocket launch to International Space Station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday morning, beginning their six-month stay in space. This launch marked the third-ever crewed flight for Elon Musk’s company and the first to make use of a previously
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