NASA Bids Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission in Public Teleconference
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars…
Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time
NASA’s X-59 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Friday (June 5), reaching a top speed of about Mach 1.1.
DC Studios lights the fuse on a sensational final ‘Supergirl’ trailer and it’s totally peak (video)
‘Here’s the thing. My cousin and I have very different ideas about what it means to be a hero.’
Inside the cruel confines of Apple TV’s ‘Star City’ with star Rhys Ifans and series creators (interview)
‘If ‘For All Mankind’ the danger is in space, in ‘Star City’ it’s on the ground.’
NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 eXternal Vision System shows Mach 1.077 on Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the aircraft’s first time reaching supersonic speed…
Astronomers Make “Live” Observation of a Nearby Protoplanetary Disk’s Rotation
Ever since the first protoplanetary disk was discovered in 1984 around the star Beta Pictoris, these objects have presented astronomers with laboratories to study the births and evolution of worlds…
NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team that won the 2026 RASC-AL competition for their project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm. Credit: National Institute of Aerospace NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute…
Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way’s black hole after half-century search: ‘There it is’
After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
5 min read NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover walks on a treadmill while in a space suit harnessed to NASA’s Active…
The Cosmic Web Like You’ve Never Seen it Before
Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made,…