NASA’s axed moon rover could be resurrected by Intuitive Machines
Lunar scientists were shocked when NASA announced that it was canceling work on its moon rover VIPER. Now, the mission may have the chance to go ahead......»»
MacStadium adds M4 Mac mini to its cloud-based virtual machines
MacStadium now offers multiple configurations of Apple's latest Mac mini, with the M4 and M4 Pro chip. Here's what that means and why it matters.MacStadium now offers the Mac mini with M4 chip. Image Credit: MacStadium.MacStadium is a company that of.....»»
From sand to superposition: A key step toward a powerful silicon quantum computer
Whether it's our phones, cars, televisions, medical devices or even washing machines, we now have computers everywhere......»»
Final data and undiscovered images from NASA"s NEOWISE
While NASA's NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech, was working on one further gift from the prolific mission......»»
NASA satellite data reveal role of green spaces in cooling cities
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there's no shade available?.....»»
NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
This was the first time ULA's Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract. When you compare SpaceX to the world's other space enterprises, it's probably easier.....»»
Apple finally announces streaming date for ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ movie
The Apple original film Fly Me to the Moon veritably bombed at the box office, when it hit cinemas in July of this year, grossing a mere $42 million worldwide. In fact, the poor takings for the film is seen to be one of the factors that led Apple to.....»»
Next up to the moon: Firefly"s Blue Ghost lander to ship soon to Florida
Another private company will soon try its hand at sticking a landing on the moon for NASA......»»
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to Titan
In 2028, a NASA mission called Dragonfly will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a trip to Saturn's moon Titan......»»
Sombrero Galaxy dazzles in new Webb images and video
A new mid-infrared image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104 (M104). The signature, glowing core seen in visible-light images does not shine, and instead a smooth inner disk is reve.....»»
Europa Clipper: Millions of miles down, instruments deploying
NASA's Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter's moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. Two science instruments have deployed hardware that will remain at attention, extending out from the.....»»
Earth bids farewell to its temporary "mini moon" that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months......»»
Earth to bid farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ on Monday
A so-called “mini moon” that’s been orbiting Earth for the last couple of months is about to disappear off into our solar system again......»»
SpaceX wants to significantly boost number of Starship launches in 2025
SpaceX could significantly increase the number of Starship launches in 2025 as it readies the vehicle for crew and cargo trips to the moon and beyond......»»
Mathematicians Just Debunked the ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’
This famous probability theory was intuitive, even obvious. It was also wrong......»»
Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?
In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!.....»»
Space station crew had an amazing stroke of luck during Starship launch
The ISS crew happened to find itself directly above SpaceX's Starship launch on Tuesday, and that meant only one thing for NASA astronaut Don Pettit......»»
Video: Our sun is the star in a new simulation
NASA supercomputers are shedding light on what causes some of the sun's most complex behaviors. Using data from the suite of active sun-watching spacecraft currently observing the star at the heart of our solar system, researchers can explore solar d.....»»
NASA is stacking the Artemis II rocket, implying a simple heat shield fix
NASA expects it to take about four months to fully assemble the main parts of the SLS rocket. The Space Launch System rocket that will dispatch four astronauts on the first Moon m.....»»
As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs
"The government's really got to look at itself." When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to b.....»»
NASA ocean world explorers have to swim before they can fly
When NASA's Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiter's moon Europa during 49 flybys, looking for signs that the ocean beneath the moon's icy crust could.....»»