NASA says American aboard International Space Station will come back on Russian rocket "for sure"
NASA said Monday that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will return from the ISS later this month aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft as previously planned. The space agency sought to reaffirm Monday that it's still working closely with Russian space agenc.....»»
An ace photographer is about to leave the ISS. Here are his best shots
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has been sharing some awesome photos and videos taken during his first visit to the International Space Station......»»
NASA scrubs Thursday’s launch of Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter moon
An approaching hurricane has forced NASA and SpaceX to call off Thursday's planned launch of the highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission......»»
NASA"s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of hab.....»»
From Open AI to hacked smart glasses, here are the 5 biggest AI headlines this week
Between OpenAI's $6.6 million funding round and some privacy-invading Meta Smart Glasses, we saw a scary number of developments in the AI space this week......»»
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn"t easy
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip......»»
NASA can now talk to its spacecraft using lasers
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications test has completed its first phase, showing that laser communications in space are possible and faster than radio......»»
Study of global primate populations reveals predictors of extinction risk
An international team of biologists, planetary scientists and conservationists has conducted a large-scale study of non-human primate populations around the world to gauge their risk of extinction due to climate change......»»
NASA can talk to its spacecraft using lasers now
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications test has completed its first phase, showing that laser communications in space are possible and faster than radio......»»
Large radio bubble detected in galaxy NGC 4217
An international team of astronomers has performed radio observations of a star-forming galaxy known as NGC 4217. The observational campaign detected a large radio bubble in the galaxy's halo. The finding was reported in a paper published September 2.....»»
Shattered Space is Starfield at its very best and worst
Shattered Space leans into some of the best parts of Starfield, but also exposes some core problems that still plague the Bethesda RPG......»»
ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going
The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions. United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, under contract for dozens of flights for.....»»
The 50 best movies on Netflix right now (October 2024)
The best movies on Netflix include It: Chapter Two, Escape Plan, Evil Dead Rise, American Gangster, Black Mass, The Garfield Movie, Rebel Ridge, and more......»»
NASA turns off another of Voyager 2’s instruments to save power
The Voyager spacecraft, launched in the 1970s, has turned off its plasma science instrument to save power for exploring interstellar space......»»
What an achievement: Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra was the first robot vacuum in space
In an amazing feat, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra was the first robot vacuum in space. It traveled and made it back safely. Here's the story......»»
100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers
Microsoft and the US Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by Star Blizzard, a Russian nation-state threat actor. “Between January 2023 and August 2024, Microsoft observed Star Blizzard target over 30 civil society organizations.....»»
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
"I’m pretty darn confident I’m going to have a good day on Friday." Welcome to Edition 7.14 of the Rocket Report! For readers who don't know, my second book was published last.....»»
A NASA Mars rover has a giant hole in one of its wheels
The wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are falling apart, but the plucky rover keeps on rolling......»»
How Soviet legacy has influenced foreign policy in Georgia and Ukraine
The legacy of the Soviet Union's collapse plays a greater role in the foreign policies of Georgia and Ukraine than previous studies have suggested. Conducting foreign policy in former Soviet countries can be a major challenge as the Russian state doe.....»»
NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out
"Initially, Congress almost treated the program as a joke." The next year is crucial for the future of NASA and its plans to extend human activity in low-Earth orbit. For the firs.....»»
ULA hasn’t given up on developing a long-lived cryogenic space tug
On Friday's launch, United Launch Alliance will test the limits of its Centaur upper stage. The second flight of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, planned for Friday morning.....»»