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NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for potential ocean world missions (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) A swarm of tiny robots destined to search for life on a faraway moon recently began its journey in a swimming pool here on Earth. The SWIM robots — short for Sensing With Independent Microswimmers — demonstrated impressive […]
Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing ‘buoycam’ footage (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight, and it’s quite a sight to behold. That suborbital flight, which launched from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in […]
Strange ‘zebra’ patterns are coming from the Crab Nebula — this physicist finally figured out why (Image Credit: Space.com) Historical records from around the world describe a bright star appearing in the sky in the year 1054. Today, astronomers are confident that what our ancestors were seeing was, in truth, a star […]
Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch (Image Credit: Space.com) Firefly Aerospace’s moon lander is ready for its upcoming lunar voyage. The company announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander completed environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in mid-October and is now ready to be shipped […]
Scientists find highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever seen (Image Credit: Space.com) After over a decade of meticulous data collection, scientists at the H.E.S.S. observatory — which stands for “High Energy Stereoscopic System” and is located in Namibia — have made a groundbreaking discovery. They’ve detected the most energetic cosmic electrons ever […]
How do astronauts weigh themselves in space? (Image Credit: Space.com) Microgravity in low Earth orbit is a demanding environment for the human body. Its effects on astronauts are still being researched, and astronauts must ensure they stay in peak fitness while on the International Space Station (ISS). On Earth, our fitness routines […]
NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned “city under the ice” built by the U.S. military during the Cold War. During a scientific flight […]
James Webb Space Telescope ‘pushed to its limits’ to see most distant galaxies ever (Image Credit: Space.com) The James Webb Space Telescope has potentially smashed one of its own records again —- if scientists are correct, this trailblazing spacecraft may have glimpsed the earliest galaxies in the universe. The five galaxy candidates […]
Russian cargo spacecraft’s ‘unexpected odor’ delays delivery to astronauts on ISS (Image Credit: Space.com) Astronauts found an “unexpected odor” after trying to open the door to a new cargo spacecraft at the space station, according to NASA. A Russian Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday (Nov. 23) at […]
Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) didn’t just bring supplies to the ISS—it also brought a foul odor. The unpleasant aroma was strong enough to prompt astronauts to close the hatch connecting it to […]
