A Criminal Code amendment in Canada means the country's astronauts will no longer be allowed to commit crimes in space. I'm not sure exactly how popular crime is beyond the Earth's atmosphere, but … [+2652 chars]
An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by extremely violent volcanic eruptions. The Nili Fossae region of Mars , which includes the Jezer… [+2463 chars]
ByNASAMay 1, 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the companys Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindg… [+4171 chars]
This week, we have three launches in all, one from Rocket Lab and two from SpaceX. All of the launches will be focused on orbiting satellites so they’re not too exciting, however, it’s interesting to… [+2421 chars]
May (TBD): SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 25: Sp… [+917 chars]
Hot off the heels of the Lyrid meteor shower is the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is expected to hit its peak later this week. So, what is the best way of making sure you see the Eta Aquariid me… [+6423 chars]
The Perseverance rover has begun exploring one of the most exciting areas of Mars: The delta in the Jezero crater. The rover’s Delta Front Campaign began on April 18, searching the site of an ancient… [+2179 chars]
Scientists say they have identified the two largest marsquakes ever recorded on the Red Planet. A marsquake is a seismic event that happens on Mars. It is similar to earthquakes that happen on our p… [+3573 chars]
NASA's marsquake-hunting lander has detected its two largest seismic events to date, reports Scott Dutfield for Space, thanks to the most sensitive siesmometer ever designed. "Not only are they the … [+1930 chars]
The fossils of three ichthyosaursgiant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceanshave been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a stud… [+3491 chars]
The latest generation of optical atomic clocks are accurate to less than one-tenth of a second over the age of the universe (13.8 billion years). So why are they still measuring the length of a secon… [+11777 chars]
Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron booster it hopes to snatch out of the sky with a helicopter after liftoff to no earlier than Monday (May 2) due to weather. Unfavorable weather co… [+2625 chars]
