What is humanity? Do our minds set us apart from the rest of nature and from the rest of Earth? Or does Earth have a collective mind of its own, and we’re simply part of that mind? On the literal face of it, that last question might sound ridiculous.
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NASA is Upping the Power on its Lunar Wattage Challenge!
For years, NASA has been gearing up for its long-awaited return to the Moon with the Artemis Program. Beginning in 2025, this program will send the first astronauts (“the first woman and first person of color”) to the Moon since the end of the Apollo Era. Beyond that, NASA plans to establish the necessary infrastructure to allow for a “sustained program of lunar exploration,” such as the Lunar Gateway and the Artemis Base Camp.
IDW honors 'The Rocketeer' 40th anniversary with daring new comic book miniseries
IDW Publishing honors the 40th anniversary of Dave Stevens' "The Rocketeer" with a soaring miniseries starting this April.
Fast Radio Burst's Unlikely Home Puzzles Astronomers
Astronomers have found a fast radio burst — presumably a flash from a young stellar remnant — amongst the ancient stars of a globular cluster, challenging ideas about what produces these enigmatic flashes.
Loop quantum gravity: Does space-time come in tiny chunks?
Quantum mechanics tells us that the forces of nature come in discrete, tiny chunks. Gravity, the bending of space-time, is a force. So is space-time quantized as well?
China Releases a Selfie-Stick Video of Tianwen-1 Above Mars
Selfies have become ubiquitous everywhere – even Mars. Now, the Tianwen 1 orbiter is getting into the spirit with a selfie taken high up in Martian orbit.
Here’s Exactly how Engineers Are Aligning JWST’s Segmented Mirrors
Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope are in the midst of an intricate, three-month-long process of aligning the telescope’s 18 separate mirror segments to work together as one giant, high-precision 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) primary telescope mirror.
Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?
Scientists have long pondered how matter in the universe gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and if consciousness could permeate space and time.
Gaia Finds Ancient Satellite Galaxy Pontus Embedded in Milky Way
A recent study looked at stellar streams hidden in Gaia data, to uncover evidence of an ancient remnant dubbed Pontus.
Real shooting stars exist, but they aren't the streaks you see in a clear night sky
Some stars travel at high speeds through the universe and sometimes leave spectacular clouds of dust and gas in their wake.
Webb’s workhorse: NIRSpec
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The NIRSpec instrument is the workhorse near-infrared spectrograph on board the James Webb Space Telescope and is provided by ESA.
Petition calls for US government release of UFO videos
A new petition calls for the United States government to release to the public all unclassified videos of unidentified flying objects (UFOS).
Can you build and manage orbital stations in Orbit.Industries?
The strategy game's open beta is available to play and you can build and manage your own orbital stations.
Moon mystery: Who launched the rocket that will slam into the lunar far side?
There's an ongoing saga regarding the object that will smash into the moon's far side on March 4.
'Tatooine-like' planet spotted from Earth points to future discoveries
A ground-based telescope's detection of a known Tatooine-like planet could herald new discoveries of similar planets, researchers say.
The European Space Agency wants to be able to launch its own astronauts
The European Space Agency (ESA) is pushing for its members to back a program to allow it to independently send astronauts to space and set ambitious, long-term human exploration goals.
NASA will update us all on its Artemis 1 moon mission Thursday. Here's how to follow it live.
NASA will give an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission on Thursday (Feb. 24), and you can tune in.
Landsat 9 declared operational, IXPE returns first science imagery
This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines some of the first X-ray data collected by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, shown in magenta, with high-energy X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, in blue. Credits: NASA/CXC/SAO/IXPE
Two NASA satellites launched late last year are operational and returning imagery — one looking back at planet Earth and another peering into the cosmos in search of new insights into the remnants of dead stars.
Tiny nanosat aims to spot volcanic eruptions from space before they happen
"NACHOS" flew to space aboard the 17th Cygnus resupply mission for the space station on Saturday (Feb. 19).
One Crater on the Moon is Filled with Ice and Gas that Came from a Comet Impact
In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies hope to explore the southern polar region of the Moon. Recent surveys of this region have revealed an environment rich in volatiles – elements that vaporize rapidly due to changes in conditions. In particular, missions like NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) have detected abundant water ice in the permanently-shadowed craters around the South Pole-Aitken Basin.
Military activity in Russia spotted in satellite photos as tensions rise in Ukraine
Satellites can see military activity in Russia from space as tensions over Ukraine intensify.
