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The ESA officially has budget approval for Hera, a mission to test our ability to prevent killer asteroids from slamming into the Earth.
Off-World

Europe’s Space Agency Joins Mission to Deflect Killer Asteroids

By Kristin Houser

An asrtist's rendering of NASA's Phoenix lander flexing its robotic arm.
NASA

Here’s How NASA Dreams up Robotic Arms for Landers

By Victor Tangermann

Incredibly Tough NASA Sensor May Have Survived Moon Lander Crash
Moon

Incredibly Tough NASA Sensor May Have Survived Moon Lander Crash

By Dan Robitzski

A team of NASA scientists have caught three supermassive black holes in the act of merging together a measly one billion light-years away from Earth.
Black Holes

Three Supermassive Black Holes Are About to Collide

By Victor Tangermann

See SpaceX perform a static fire test on the SuperDraco engines that form its Crew Dragon spacecraft's emergency abort system.
Crew Dragon

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Fire Its Abort System Engines

By Victor Tangermann

In April, Japan will launch the Space Domain Mission Unit to protect its space-based assets, according to an Associated Press story.
Off-World

Japan Is Launching Its Own Space Defense Unit

By Kristin Houser

A piece of astronaut Christina Koch's helmet fell off during an ISS spacewalk on Wednesday, forcing her to rely on her partner Jessica Meir for light.
Off-World

Piece of Astronaut’s Spacesuit Falls Off During Spacewalk

By Kristin Houser

NASA has big plans for its female astronauts — according to administrator Jim Bridenstine, the first person to reach Mars will "likely" be a woman.
Mars

NASA Leader: First Human on Mars “Likely to Be” a Woman

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.
NASA

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

By Kristin Houser

NASA included a possible 2026 sample return mission to Mars in this week's budget request. Congress has yet to approve the budget.
Mars

NASA Wants to Send a Sample Return Mission to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

A new visualization shows just how vast space is by taking people from the size of an astronaut to that of the entire universe.
Science & Energy

This Amazing Visualization Shows You How Big Space Really Is

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon is covered in lunar swirls — magnetic anomalies that could act as natural shields from dangerous cosmic radiation.
Science & Energy

Spiral Formations on the Moon Appear to Deflect Cosmic Rays

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just announced that one of its spacecrafts has made a surprise discovery: "particle plumes erupting" from the surface of a large asteroid called Bennu.
NASA

NASA Shocked by “Plumes Erupting From an Asteroid’s Surface”

By Jon Christian

A team of researchers found traces of organic compounds in plumes that burst from Saturn's moon Enceladus. A sign of life if all the conditions are right.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A famous supernova has a cloudy, cotton candy-like appearance. Finally, scientists think they may have an idea of where its bizarre clumps came from.
Science & Energy

Here’s Why the Remains of This Supernova Look Like Cotton Candy

By Dan Robitzski

In a live stream, NASA's New Horizon spacecraft team revealed new details about Ultima Thule — a space rock floating 6.6 kilometers away from Earth.
NASA

Here’s NASA’s Newly-Released Image of Ultima Thule

By Victor Tangermann

NASA crowned the top three winners of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge's latest round, challenging teams to "complete a virtual construction level."
Mars

These 3D-Printed Mars Habitats Just Won a NASA Award

By Victor Tangermann

California’s Air Protein says it’s figured out how to make meat from thin air — by building on an idea NASA had in the 1960s.
Science & Energy

This Startup Says It Can Create “Meat” Out of Thin Air

By Kristin Houser

Tests show that dormant herpes viruses reactivate in more than half the astronauts who travel on the Space Shuttle and International Space station.
NASA

NASA: Space Travel Is Causing Astronauts’ Herpes to Flare Up

By Jon Christian

While performing a close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured several stunning images of a solar eclipse on the gas giant.
Solar Power

Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

By Kristin Houser

Latest

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.
Artificial Intelligence

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.
Artificial Intelligence

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo