This Laser Could Find Fossil Microbes on Mars
According to Darwin, life on Earth may have first appeared in warm little ponds. This simple idea is also a cornerstone in our search for the origin of life. The…
SpaceX rolls huge Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 8 launch (photos)
The Super Heavy booster that will fly on the eighth test mission of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is now on the launch pad. Liftoff is scheduled for Friday (Feb. 28).
Eutelsat hails pioneering 5G test over LEO
Amid growing efforts to bridge satellites and mobile networks, Eutelsat said it has successfully employed its OneWeb constellation to connect a broadband terminal with a core 5G network using next-gen…
SpaceX says its Falcon 9 rocket debris crash over Europe was caused by propellant leak
A propellant leak was to blame for the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashing to Earth over Europe last week, SpaceX says.
NASA’s EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth’s Aurora
5 Min Read NASA’s EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth’s Aurora High above Earth’s poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking…
NASA tells employees to ignore Trump administration’s ‘What did you do last week?’ email
NASA employees have been told they are not required to respond to a Trump administration email request to list achievements or potentially face termination.
Can We Develop a More Accurate Habitable Zone Using Sulfur?
The habitable zone of a planetary system is based on a simple idea: if a planet is too close to its star then conditions are too hot for life, and…
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Release window, trailers, and everything we know
Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that’s been in the works for nearly a decade.