NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during…
Where does Earth’s mysterious ‘ring current’ come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out
A new mission will attempt to chart a mysterious ring-shaped current surrounding the Earth, so that researchers can…
FCC Chair: Starlink Isn’t Enough. We Need at Least 3 Satellite-to-Phone Services
The FCC chair, who has gone out of his way to laud SpaceX’s connectivity from space and sometimes critique its rivals, said…
Early universe galaxy breaks the rules by barely spinning
Most galaxies rotate. Our Milky Way rotates. The Andromeda Galaxy rotates. Nearly every galaxy in the cosmic neighborhood…
Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a…
NASA rover captures weird ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars, giving scientists fresh hope of finding ancient life on the Red Planet
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured its most detailed images yet of unusual spiderweb-like formations on Mars, revealing new…
Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground | Mexico
Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zócalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the…
Blue Origin’s new moon lander just survived extreme space testing on Earth
Blue Origin’s MK1 lunar lander, also known as Endurance, is an uncrewed cargo spacecraft designed to test key…
SpaceX is starting to move on from the world’s most successful rocket
It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute observers of the space industry have noticed SpaceX’s…
NASA testing next-gen space telescope that could help astronomers detect city-killing asteroids
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