NASA Viking Missions Mark 50 Years Since Historic Search for Life on Mars
Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking missions conducted the only direct search for extraterrestrial life in history.
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NASA Roman Telescope Powers Up 300-Megapixel Instrument in Space
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and has now successfully powered up its 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument from space…
Perseverance Rover Finds Volcanic Rocks at Mars’ Jezero Crater Rim
NASA’s Perseverance rover found volcanic igneous rocks instead of expected sedimentary layers along the inner rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023.
SpaceX Targets First Orbital Flight for Starship on September 28, 2026
SpaceX is targeting September 28, 2026, for Starship’s 14th test flight from Starbase, Texas, with a 75-minute window opening at 8:15 a.m.
ETH Zurich Researchers Link Asteroid Bennu to Inner Solar System Transition Zone
Researchers analyzing titanium, chromium, and iron isotopes in samples returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have discovered that asteroid Bennu shares a distinctive isotopic…
Researchers Discover Kayrasaurus changliensis Dinosaur Species in China
Researchers in China have discovered a new therizinosaurian dinosaur species named Kayrasaurus changliensis, which measured approximately 11.8 feet long and lived around 125…
NASA Names Four Astronauts for SpaceX Crew-14 Mission to ISS
NASA has assigned four astronauts from three space agencies to the SpaceX Crew-14 mission, targeting a Falcon 9 launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring…
Black Hole Shock Waves Spark Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies
Astronomers studying nine local galaxies have discovered that shock waves from active supermassive black holes consistently travel perpendicular to plasma jets and radiation…
UBC Researchers Discover Two New Sea Spider Species in the Salish Sea
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered two new species of sea spiders, Callipallene pilosuspedes and Tanystylum kiixin, in the Salish Sea.
Climate Impact Lab Projects 450,000 Heat Deaths From Super El Niño
A newly released Climate Impact Lab report projects that more than 450,000 people worldwide could die from excessive heat due to the current Super El Niño.
Harvest Moon Rises September 26 to Mark the 2026 Autumn Equinox
Skywatchers are preparing to view the full moon this weekend as the Harvest Moon rises on September 26, 2026.
Prime Video Casts Six New Actors in Historical Drama The Challenger
Prime Video has expanded the cast of its historical drama series The Challenger with six new recurring actors, including William Fichtner as Nobel physicist Richard Feynman.