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New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight

8 hours 53 min ago
A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before.
Categories: Astronomy

How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with 'The Martians' author David Baron

11 hours 53 min ago
In a Q&A interview, author and science writer David Baron discusses the turn-of-the-century Mars craze, which he covers in his new book, "The Martians."
Categories: Astronomy

'Olympus' the 4-legged robot could help astronauts explore Mars someday (video)

14 hours 53 min ago
A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall, demonstrating how future missions could navigate terrain too challenging for today's rovers.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space

20 hours 52 min ago
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 11:14pm
The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.
Categories: Astronomy

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 8:00pm
For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists capture bridge of stray stars being sucked from one galaxy to another

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 6:00pm
Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.
Categories: Astronomy

Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 5:00pm
This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:57pm
NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.
Categories: Astronomy

'A Quiet Place Part III' is confirmed for 2027 with John Krasinski back in the director's chair

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:00pm
Paramount’s hit sci-fi horror franchise returns in 2027 with more ultrasonic alien invaders.
Categories: Astronomy

Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 3:00pm
The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.
Categories: Astronomy

Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 2:29pm
Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 2:00pm
A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.
Categories: Astronomy

What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:00pm
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a blue sky.
Categories: Astronomy

'Alien: Earth' creators Noah Hawley and David W. Zucker want to 'mimic the feeling of discovery' you felt when watching the original (exclusive)

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.
Categories: Astronomy

Will the bright moon ruin the Perseid meteor shower, or is it still worth watching?

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 11:00am
While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show.
Categories: Astronomy

Discovery Space Projector review

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 10:00am
It’s a disappointing star projector, but the Discovery Space Projector has some nice scientific images of moons and planets.
Categories: Astronomy

LaView Galaxy Star Projector review

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 10:00am
The LaView Galaxy Star Projector posits itself as a premium option, but doesn’t quite live up to the competition.
Categories: Astronomy

Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 10:00am
New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail.
Categories: Astronomy

A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 9:29am
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.
Categories: Astronomy