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Live: NASA’s Artemis II moon mission heads to launch
The U.S. space agency is targeting Wednesday evening to loft four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the…
Visible satellite imagery as of 11:45 a.m. ET shows an increase in cloud cover moving toward Kennedy Space Center, keeping meteorologists on high alert.
While the…
It’s no longer necessary to know how to code to design a website or an app. Describe in plain English what the program should do, and an AI agent will do its best to enact the vision — a process termed “vibe coding.” The end result may…
A Starlink satellite unexpectedly broke apart on March 29, 2026, sparking concerns about the impact on future space missions, including NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon. The incident, tracked by LeoLabs, has raised alarms…
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The Alaskan permafrost is thawing. Here’s why that’s so worrying
A Wisconsin-sized region of frozen soil is thawing fast, releasing three trillion more gallons of water per year than it did just…
For the first time ever, an astronomer has witnessed a comet changing the speed and direction of its own spin, thanks to newly analyzed Hubble Space Telescope photos. The unexpected reversal was triggered by “outgassing” jets that shot an icy…
Four astronauts could launch toward the moon on Wednesday for the first time in more than 50 years.
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The crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,…
In 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover explored Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel that once transported water into Jezero crater. There, the rover encountered Mg-poor mudstones with diverse alteration features. In 32 rock targets in Neretva…
