In 2016, European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake shared a Photo of a quarter-inch dent drilled in an International Space Station (ISS) glass window. Guilty? A little patch of space junk. The …
Read More »New images of China’s Tianwen-1 on Mars | Space
The north pole of Mars, imaged by the Tianwen-1 orbiter from an altitude of about 340 km (211 miles). Image via CNSA. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released new images of …
Read More »The oldest impact crater in the world may not actually be a crater
Meteorites and comets have captured the public’s imagination for centuries. They inspire awe when we see them shoot through the night sky, and terror at the thought that maybe, just maybe, one …
Read More »The mystery of the long, lonely Martian cloud has been solved
Arsia Mons on Mars is among the highest volcanoes in the solar system, more than twice Mount Everest, and is the scene of a very peculiar meteorological phenomenon. Every morning during spring, …
Read More »The NASA team uses the Navajo language to name the terrestrial features of Mars seen by the Perseverance rover.
The team that operates NASA’s Perseverance rover has begun cataloging geologic formations on the surface of Mars with names from the Navajo language. The names are a nod to the project’s large …
Read More »SpaceX just launched a Falcon 9 rocket on a record ninth flight and jammed the landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (March 14) and landed at sea to complete a record …
Read More »Pocket’s reading time sorting feature seems designed for the return from commuting
Pocket, an app for saving articles to read later, will release a sorting option for Android users over the next several weeks that could solve my paralysis choosing something to read. The …
Read More »Russia’s legendary Soyuz space rocket gets a new paint job for the first time in more than 50 years
Technology 15:18 GMT 03/13/2021(Updated at 16:11 GMT 03/13/2021) Get short url The Soyuz family of disposable rockets is by far the most widely used launch vehicle in the world, with over a …
Read More »NASA astronauts take a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Saturday to upgrade the laboratory’s communications and cooling systems. The walk, which took place about 250 miles …
Read More »Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will hit Earth
An asteroid almost as large as the Gold Gate Bridge is expected to approach Earth later this month. It will be the largest and fastest asteroid to travel through our space this …
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