NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter (www.space.com)
US must beat China back to the moon, US Congress tells NASA - 'It's no secret that China has a goal to surpass the United States by 2045 as global leaders in space. We can't allow this to happen.' (www.space.com)
Surprise gamma-ray discovery could shed light on cosmic mystery (www.space.com)
We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen? (www.space.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10745664...
We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen? (www.space.com)
Nuclear fusion power was supposed to be a dream come true. As soon as we discovered that you could smash little atoms together to make bigger atoms and release a small amount of energy in the process, scientists around the world realized the implications of this new bit of physics knowledge. Some wanted to turn it into weapons,...
SpaceX targeting February for Starship's 3rd flight test (www.space.com)
See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9 (www.space.com)
If sky is clear. raining slush here atm.
Total solar eclipse 2024: Live updates (www.space.com)
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the Americas....
NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon (www.space.com)
Finding life on Saturn's moon Enceladus might be easier than we thought (www.space.com)
Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image (www.space.com)
China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit (www.space.com)
These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change (www.space.com)
These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change (www.space.com)
I thought it'd be fun to check in where we're at vs predictions! (www.space.com)
“Starship Flight 3 hardware should be ready to fly in 3 to 4 weeks.” Musk on X, Nov 19 2023...
Eirsat-1, Ireland's 1st satellite, makes space history (www.space.com)
Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time (www.space.com)
"As we’ve acquired more observations, the cosmos is saying 'hey, there’s a signature here, and it can only come from fission.'"
The moon has been altered by human activity. Are we in a 'Lunar Anthropocene?' (www.space.com)
Life might have been possible just seconds after the Big Bang (www.space.com)
Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery (www.space.com)
Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery (www.space.com)
‘incredibly profound’, not my favorite site. tg for ad blocking. natural fission
Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites' collision risk down the road (www.space.com)
Why is there so much military interest in the moon? (www.space.com)
ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (www.space.com)
Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight (www.space.com)
Starting today, the world's most famous comet is on its way back through the solar system towards Earth.
