The 10-foot-tall (3 meters) Mars Ascent Vehicle will blast rock, sediment and atmospheric samples off Mars in the early 2030s, in the first-ever rocket launch from the surface of another planet.
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Large Hadron Collider scientists hail most powerful collisions ever as detector gets back to work
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back with more powerful collisions than ever before and scientists are thrilled to see what they can learn.
Russian cosmonauts spread anti-Ukraine propaganda from space station
Russia's federal space agency recently shared images of its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station brandishing the flags of two Russian-backed separatist territories in eastern Ukraine.
James Webb Space Telescope will watch smashing worlds in high definition
The messy system of Beta Pictoris will come under scrutiny to learn how similar it is to our solar system.
Rover plus astronaut complete Mount Etna challenge
In a complex role-played version of a mission to the Moon, controllers at ESOC combined with a team of geological scientists and ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to oversee a rover’s collection of rock samples. Acting as if he were in lunar orbit, the astronaut was in fact based in a hotel room in Catania, Sicily, with the rover 23 km away and 2 600 m uphill on the volcanic flanks of Mount Etna. As Thomas commanded the rover to pick up rocks his hand experienced just what the robot’s gripper felt – an added dimension in remote control.
Monstrous Black Holes Spin More Slowly — But Why?
X-ray observations add to growing evidence that the most massive black holes have a different past than their lightweight peers.
Mars Rovers Will Need to Dig Deeper If They Want to Find Evidence of Life
The search for life—even ancient life—on Mars is trickier than we thought. In a recent study published in the journal Astrobiology, researchers have determined that NASA’s Mars Perseverance (Percy) Rover will have to dig two meters (6.6 feet) beneath the Martian surface in order to find traces of ancient life. This is because the surface of Mars is constantly bombarded with extreme levels of solar radiation that scientists hypothesize would quickly degrade small molecules such as amino acids. The reason for this extreme level of radiation is due to the absence of a magnetic field, which scientists believe was stripped away billions of years ago when the planet’s liquid outer core ceased to produce the dynamo that created the field.
LHC Scientists Find Three Exotic Particles — and Start Hunting for More
Physicists say they’ve found evidence in data from Europe’s Large Hadron Collider for three never-before-seen combinations of quarks, just as the world’s largest particle-smasher is beginning a new round of high-energy experiments.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 9 concludes the first chapter of Uhura's journey
It's gripping, it's gritty and this episode pulls no punches in the show's most daring installment yet.
NASA's 1st Mars rover touched down on the Red Planet 25 years ago
It was on Independence Day 25 years ago that a little rover named after a Civil War abolitionist parachuted and tumbled to the Red Planet's surface on airbags.
We've Seen a Helicopter on Mars. Next, Sailplanes?
The success of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter has encouraged engineers to consider and reconsider all options for remote aerial observations of the Red Planet. Additional methods for birds-eye views of Mars would not only provide higher resolution data on the landscapes where rovers can’t go — such as canyons and volcanoes — but also could include studying atmospheric and climate processes that current orbiters and rovers aren’t outfitted to observe.
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe goes silent on its way to the moon
The 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE moon probe ceased communicating with its handlers shortly after it deployed successfully from Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft bus yesterday (July 4).
James Webb Space Telescope preparing to see starbirth in high definition
The James Webb Space Telescope will investigate a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula, promising to reveal the earliest stages of star formation.
'For All Mankind' panels, mission patches landing at San Diego Comic Con
"For All Mankind" is heading to Mars by way of San Diego Comic Con. Between a pair of panels and a set of mission patches, the Apple TV+ alternate space history series will be well represented.
Unistellar eVscope 2 telescope review
The eVscope 2 telescope is a telescope and astrocamera-in-one that is easy to use, automatically navigates to night sky objects and is easily controlled via an app.
Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder review
Luke's Landspeeder is one of the best (and most reasonably-priced) UCS Lego sets of recent years.
Australia just flew its own 'vomit comet.' It's a big deal for zero-gravity space research
As Australia's space program begins to take off, parabolic flights like these will be in high demand.
The Large Hadron Collider returns in the hunt for new physics
Switched back on for its third observing run, the LHC will chase down sterile neutrinos, dark matter and deviations from the Standard Model of particle physics.
New 'Little Sombrero' image is a feather in Hubble's cap
The newly released image was part of a 2006 survey to learn more about stellar populations in the galaxy.
What to look for in a telescope deal for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday July 12 to Wednesday July 13 but how do you know what to look for in a telescope deal?
'The Orville' Season 3 episode 5 revisits the Moclan gender controversy
Everyone onboard the Orville faces some tough decisions this week, not least of whom is young Topa
