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After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years

11 December, 2024 - 18:20
Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.

Seismometers track atmospheric shock waves from incoming space debris

11 December, 2024 - 18:00
Seismometers Track Atmospheric Shock Waves from Incoming Space Debris

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 3: What's Jod Na Nawood's true identity?

11 December, 2024 - 17:04
In its third episode, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew gets into a groove and answers more questions than expected.

2 huge asteroid strikes 36 million years ago didn't change Earth's climate over the long haul, study finds

11 December, 2024 - 17:00
Two giant asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting shifts to our planet's climate, according to new research.

'MechWarrior 5: Clans' offers the stompy robot fights you expect, and a surprisingly strong story that you probably don't

11 December, 2024 - 16:00
The follow-up to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries feels like an alternative rather than an upgrade, but it's a perfect entry point for newcomers.

Rocket Lab's secretive launch last month was a hypersonic test for the US military (photos)

10 December, 2024 - 23:09
Rocket Lab's pioneering suborbital launch last month conducted hypersonic tests for the U.S. military, the company has revealed.

Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!

10 December, 2024 - 22:00
Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

Large Hadron Collider finds 1st evidence of the heaviest antimatter particle yet

10 December, 2024 - 21:00
Using the Large Hadron Collider and the ALICE detector scientists have found the heavist antimatter particle yet, generated in Big Bang like conditions.

SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

10 December, 2024 - 20:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars

10 December, 2024 - 19:00
We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it's all because of cosmic rays.

How the 'Great Filter' could explain why we haven't found intelligent aliens

10 December, 2024 - 18:00
One possible reason why we haven't found any intelligent life in the cosmos the Great Filter argument, which says that very few civilizations make it to the advanced spacefaring stage.

NASA tests high-tech software for future mission to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa

10 December, 2024 - 17:00
NASA is developing autonomous software to recognize faults and hazards on worlds like Europa, and prevent or fix them without having to await commands from Earth.

Learn how Pike and Number One met at Starfleet Academy in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum' (exclusive)

10 December, 2024 - 16:00
Spend time over the holidays with Pike and Number One in this latest 'Star Trek' adventure, "Strange New Worlds: Asylum" from Una McCormack.

Geminid meteor shower fills the sky with 'shooting stars' in spectacular time-lapse photos

10 December, 2024 - 15:00
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro of Portugal captured a stunning display of Geminid meteors in these spectacular time-lapse photos.

Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

10 December, 2024 - 14:00
A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space.

100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.'

10 December, 2024 - 01:00
The astronaut and MIT engineer's monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: "Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat."

An explosive new 'Star Trek: Section 31' trailer just dropped and now we can't wait until 2025 (video)

9 December, 2024 - 23:00
A new trailer and poster for "Star Trek: Section 31" were just released by Paramount+ and it's certainly explosive.

SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

9 December, 2024 - 22:30
SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks.

Hubble Telescope sees 'weird things' in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

9 December, 2024 - 22:00
The Hubble Space Telescope has peered deeper than ever before into the heart of the supermassive black hole-powered quasar 3C, 273 spotting "weird" structures.

The moon's oldest crater is super round - and that's great news for NASA's Artemis astronauts

9 December, 2024 - 21:00
Scientists have found that the moon's oldest crater is rounder than we thought, which may mean future moon astronauts in the region could find and study rocks from deep within the moon's mantle or crust.

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