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Perserverance rover pinpoints its best chances of finding ancient Mars life
NASA's Perseverance rover has identified the best places it can look for traces of ancient Mars life.
A Russian crew is shooting the first feature film on the ISS
Tom Cruise hoped to make the first movie in space. Not this time, Maverick.
Blue Origin will fly William Shatner to the edge of space on October 12th
The 'Star Trek' actor is about to become the oldest person to go to space.
Hitting the Books: Why that one uncle of yours continually refuses to believe in climate change
In How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre examines the phenomenon of denialism and explains how you can most effectively address your relatives' misplaced concerns over everything from mRNA vaccines to why the Earth isn't actually flat.
NOAA's surfing drone captured footage inside Hurricane Sam
The agency says data collected by saildrones could help improve storm forecasting.
Blue Origin is a ‘toxic environment,' current and ex-employees say
They claim the company 'turns a blind eye to sexism' and 'is not sufficiently attuned to safety concerns.'
Honda announces plans to build electric VTOLs and telepresence robots
Honda announced Thursday that it is working to develop, remote telepresence robots, electric VTOLs for short-hop commutes, and a fuel-cell driven power generation system for the lunar surface.
Elon Musk tells Jeff Bezos you can't 'sue your way to the Moon' (updated)
Elon Musk claims Blue Origin is trying to sue its way to the Moon — and NASA might not be fond of Jeff Bezos' company, either.
Hubble telescope helps find six 'dead' galaxies from the early universe
The Hubble telescope and ALMA have found six 'dead' early galaxies that stopped forming stars unusually quickly.
Samsung hopes to 'copy and paste' the brain to 3D chip networks
Samsung says it has developed an approach that would 'copy and paste' a brain's neuron map to 3D chip networks — if and when the technology is ready.
NASA's AR graphic novel is meant to recruit a new wave of astronauts
NASA has released an augmented reality graphic novel that could help recruit more astronauts... and teach you a few things in the process.
NASA reorganizes to prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is creating two new mission directorates to prepare the agency for the next 20 years of space exploration.
NASA's VIPER Rover will explore the moon's Nobile Crater
During a teleconference with journalists on Monday, NASA researchers revealed the decided landing and exploration site for its upcoming VIPER lunar ice survey.
Ultra-white paint could reduce the need for air conditioning
Purdue researchers have developed the world's whitest paint, and it could reduce or even eliminate the need for air conditioning.
NASA's chief scientist will retire in 2022
NASA chief scientist Jim Green is retiring in 2022 after overseeing projects like the Curiosity rover and New Horizon.
Watch SpaceX's all-civilian spaceflight return to Earth starting at 6PM ET (update: landed)
The all-civilian SpaceX Inspiration4 mission is returning to Earth — you can watch it here live starting at 6PM Eastern.
Israel reportedly used a remote-controlled gun to assassinate an Iranian scientist
Israel allegedly used a remote-controlled, AI-boosted gun to assassinate an Iranian nuclear scientist.
Hyundai puts Boston Dynamic's Spot robot to work as a factory safety inspector
Boston Dynamics’ Spot has found itself a new job, and thankfully this time it doesn’t involve a potential battlefield role.
Steve Wozniak's latest moonshot is a private space company
Steve Wozniak has started a company called Privateer Space.
Defense Department seeks nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft
The US Defense Department is asking companies to provide nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft venturing beyond Earth's orbit.

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