On August 20, 1977, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft launched to space. Its twin, Voyager 1, launched 16 days later. Today, they are not only the most distant man-made objects — at 12 billion and 14.5 bil… [+4331 chars]
NASA and the Psyche team declined interview requests until an independent review of the mission delay has been completed. Agency officials will make a decision about next steps based on that review i… [+3332 chars]
Welcome to the wonderful world of necrobotics Why bother to design your own robots when you can just reuse what nature created? This was the thought process behind a research project from engineers… [+3663 chars]
A photographer has used his 3D printer to create an impressive 900mm reflector telescope that is so simple to put together that “its like assembling furniture from IKEA.” The design, which Jonathan… [+3882 chars]
Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), European astronomers have investigated a peculiar star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), known as KMHK 1762. Results of the study were published July … [+3231 chars]
Astronomers are now discovering record-breaking distant galaxies by the dozen while sifting through the treasure trove of data now being collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb). Am… [+6490 chars]
It was December 29 of last year when Ship 20 performed its fourth and final static fire test. That was the last time any Starship vehicle had performed a static fire test. However, Ship 24 is now bei… [+13547 chars]
How do small galaxies the basic building blocks of the universe gather masses? The ill-understood cosmic process can now become clearer to scientists thanks to a group of Indian astronomers who have… [+2652 chars]
Summary: Early social interactions allow children to learn quickly how to coordinate with each other’s behavior. Source: NCCR What do building pyramids, going to the moon, paddling a two-person can… [+7038 chars]
NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASAs Perseverance rover will do double duty … [+4265 chars]
A large piece of debris found in the middle of a sheep paddock could be space junk from a SpaceX mission, and linked to a large bang heard across the region earlier this month. Key points: <ul><li>… [+4423 chars]
